// Definition
Enzymes in cannabis that produce multiple terpene products rather than a single compound. For example, limonene synthase also produces other terpenes, and alpha-pinene synthase and myrcene synthase each generate several products. Cannabis contains upwards of 100 terpene synthases, with many being multi-product enzymes, which contributes to the plant's complex aromatic profiles.
// From the Episode
This multi-product nature makes mapping terpene production to specific genes more complex than a simple one-gene-one-terpene model. Cannabis is not unique in making terpenes - all plants do - but its diversity of terpene synthases is remarkable.
// Source
Ep. 114 Hash Church CXI 111 →