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Antibiotics from cannabis

09.03.2020

Researchers from McMaster University (Canada) have identified an antibacterial compound produced by cannabis that could serve as the basis for the development of new drugs.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has found that a cannabis chemical called cannabigerol (CBG) is an antibiotic against the methicillin-resistant, elastic family of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The scientists focused on a non-psychoactive cannabinoid called CBG as it had the most promising activity. To conduct research, it was synthesized.

The research team found that CBG has antibacterial activity against drug-resistant MRSA. Exposure to the cannabinoid CBG prevented these bacteria from forming biofilms, which are communities of microorganisms that adhere to each other and to surfaces. This destroyed their resistance to antibiotics.

The results in the lab were confirmed when mice with MRSA infection were given CBG. The findings provide evidence of the real therapeutic potential of cannabinoids as antibiotics.

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