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decarboxylation

/ ˌ徱ːɑːˌɒˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Just like flower, hash and kief need to undergo decarboxylation, the process by which heat is used to activate the psychoactive properties of cannabis.

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You can tell the decarboxylation worked if the cannabis changes color from bright green to dark brown-green.

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Removal of CaMBD enables increased activity of the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase, which catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to GABA, thus raising levels of the molecule.

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Then the THC oil must be converted into its psychoactive form via decarboxylation, a cooking process that makes the oil ready to be used in edible products.

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Moreover, they illustrate how a seemingly simple process — that is, the harvesting and decarboxylation of lysine — can drive major metabolic reprogramming that leads to an increase in the cell’s capacity for producing NADPH.

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