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Cordycepin, or 3'-deoxyadenosine, is a derivative of the nucleoside adenosine, differing from the latter by the replacement of the hydroxy group in the 3' position with a hydrogen. It was initially extracted from the fungus Cordyceps militaris , [ 1 ] but can now be produced synthetically. [ 2 ]
Cordyceps / ˈ k ɔːr d ɪ s ɛ p s / is a genus of ascomycete fungi (sac fungi) that includes over 260 species worldwide, many of which are parasitic. Diverse variants of cordyceps have had more than 1,500 years of use in Chinese medicine. [1]
Cordycepin, a compound isolated from the "caterpillar fungus". In traditional Chinese medicine, it is regarded as having an excellent balance of yin and yang as it is considered to be composed of both an animal and a vegetable. [29] They are now cultivated on an industrial scale for their use in traditional Chinese medicine.
What’s more, a study by Saudi Arabian researchers found that cordycepin, a bioactive component in Cordyceps, has the potential of preventing or treating many diseases, including cancer, diabetes ...
[7] [8] These make it potentially valuable as an additive into health foods, particularly selenium containing ones, and potentially as a cancer treatment. [9] C. gunnii mycelia has also been found to contain cordycepin, cordycepic acid, polysaccharides and anti-ultraviolet radiation constituents.
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Like other members of the Cordyceps genus, C. militaris produces the pharmacologically active compound cordycepin. Cordycepin is a nucleoside analogue of adenosine-differing by only a single hydroxyl group. It has been shown to induce apoptosis, reduce inflammation, and inhibit RNA transcription in cell cultures.
This vegetable grows to 1.4–2 m (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery, glaucous-green leaves 50–83 cm (19 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 32 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud about 8–15 cm (3–6 in) diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple.