{"id":1078,"date":"2023-11-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exka.com\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:43:00","slug":"cannabis-chemistry-post-harvest-processing-methods-and-secondary-metabolite-profiling-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exka.com\/en\/cannabis-chemistry-post-harvest-processing-methods-and-secondary-metabolite-profiling-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"exka-banner\" id=\"exka-banner-container-block_02ed551f48e5e7a2b449cba2939e946f\">\n  <div class=\"exka-banner-container\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-processing.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;\">\n    \n    <span class=\"exka-banner-container__overlay\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\"><\/span>\n\n    <!-- Existing content\/CTA wrapper (unchanged) -->\n    <div class=\"exka-banner-container__inner\">\n      <div class=\"exka-banner-container__content wysiwyg-lg\"  style=\"text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF;\">\n        <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism_790px.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism_790px.webp 910w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism_790px-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism_790px-768x557.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Main Lines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"exka-feature-columns\">\n  <div class=\"exka-feature-columns-container\"\n          style=\"--exka-pattern:url('https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/themes\/exka-theme\/assets\/images\/exka-web.png')\">\n    <div class=\"exka-feature-columns-container__inner\">\n      <!-- role=list for screen readers; items are listitem + article landmarks -->\n      <div class=\"exka-feature-columns-container__grid\" role=\"list\">\n                  <article class=\"exka-feature-columns-container__item\"\n                  role=\"listitem\"\n                  aria-labelledby=\"exka-fc-title-1\">\n\n                          <h3 id=\"exka-fc-title-1\" class=\"exka-fc__title\">\n                Differences              <\/h3>\n            \n                          <p class=\"exka-fc__text\">Differences in cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plant chemistry between strains are influenced by genetics, plant growth and development, and environmental conditions such as abiotic and biotic stress.<\/p>\n            \n                      <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"exka-feature-columns-container__item\"\n                  role=\"listitem\"\n                  aria-labelledby=\"exka-fc-title-2\">\n\n                          <h3 id=\"exka-fc-title-2\" class=\"exka-fc__title\">\n                Profiles              <\/h3>\n            \n                          <p class=\"exka-fc__text\">The resulting secondary metabolite profiles are further modified post-harvest by drying and extraction, representing a major challenge for industrial producers of pharmaceutical-grade products in Canada and elsewhere.<\/p>\n            \n                      <\/article>\n                  <article class=\"exka-feature-columns-container__item\"\n                  role=\"listitem\"\n                  aria-labelledby=\"exka-fc-title-3\">\n\n                          <h3 id=\"exka-fc-title-3\" class=\"exka-fc__title\">\n                Proliferation of laboratories              <\/h3>\n            \n                          <p class=\"exka-fc__text\">As more and more countries consider legalizing and authorizing medical cannabis, the number of cannabis extraction and analysis laboratories is growing to meet demand.<\/p>\n            \n                      <\/article>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This study presents a summary of cannabis chemistry and secondary compound biosynthesis, as well as post-harvest processing practices along the cannabis product value chain that can affect cannabis phytochemistry, potency and volatility. The focus is on improving drying and extraction methods for plant material destined for the cannabis industry. Finally, new approaches to secondary metabolite profiling for cannabis products are compared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism-sans-fond@0.5x.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism-sans-fond@0.5x.webp 540w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism-sans-fond@0.5x-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metabolism-sans-fond@0.5x-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Extracting secondary compounds from cannabis presents a number of challenges.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Differences in cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plant chemistry between strains are influenced by genetics, plant growth and development, and environmental conditions such as abiotic and biotic stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/352508184_Cannabis_chemistry_post-harvest_processing_methods_and_secondary_metabolite_profiling_A_review\" style=\"border-radius:8px\"><strong>Read Research Paper<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center rounded-corners has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full rounded-corners\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maxime-Paris-4-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>This research is important because it addresses several challenges linked to the industrial production of cannabis-based pharmaceuticals. Differences in cannabis plant chemistry are influenced by factors such as genetics, plant growth and development, and environmental conditions. These differences can have an impact on the quantity and quality of cannabis extracts, which is crucial for producers of quality pharmaceuticals. In addition, this research examines post-harvest processing practices that can affect the phytochemistry, potency and volatility of cannabis. It also focuses on improved methods for drying and extracting plant material suitable for the cannabis industry. Finally, this research compares new approaches to secondary metabolite profiling for cannabis-based products. This information is essential to ensure the consistency and quality of cannabis extracts, particularly as more and more countries consider the legalization and licensing of medical cannabis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Lines Conclusion This study presents a summary of cannabis chemistry and secondary compound biosynthesis, as well as post-harvest processing practices along the cannabis product value chain that can affect cannabis phytochemistry, potency and volatility. The focus is on improving drying and extraction methods for plant material destined for the cannabis industry. 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