Cordyceps sinensis (fungus)

Known as: Cordyceps sinenses, ????, Cordyceps sinensis 
A species frequently used in Chinese medicine.
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Anticancer and antimetastatic effects of cordycepin, an active component of Cordyceps sinensis.
Cordyceps sinensis, a fungus that parasitizes on the larva of Lepidoptera, has been used as a valued traditional Chinese medicine… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Genome sequence of the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris, a valued traditional chinese medicine
Species in the ascomycete fungal genus Cordyceps have been proposed to be the teleomorphs of Metarhizium species. The latter have… (More)
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2009
2009
Antiaging effect of Cordyceps sinensis extract.
This experiment studied the effect of Cordyceps sinensis extract (CSE) on mice aged by d-galactose and castrated rats to analyse… (More)
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Cordyceps: a traditional Chinese medicine and another fungal therapeutic biofactory?
Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are growing in popularity. However, are they effective? Cordyceps is not studied as… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Beauveria phylogeny inferred from nuclear ITS and EF1-alpha sequences: evidence for cryptic diversification and links to Cordyceps teleomorphs.
Beauveria is a globally distributed genus of soil-borne entomopathogenic hyphomycetes of interest as a model system for the study… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Anti-inflammatory and related pharmacological activities of cultured mycelia and fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris.
This study aimed to elucidate pharmacological activities of Cordyceps militaris. The 70% ethanolic extracts of cultured mycelia… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Free radical scavenging and apoptotic effects of Cordyceps sinensis fractionated by supercritical carbon dioxide.
Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) was used as the elution solvent for fractioning ethanolic extract (E) of Cordyceps sinensis… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
A polysaccharide isolated from Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine, protects PC12 cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced injury.
Cordyceps sinensis, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, possesses activities in anti-tumour, anti-oxidation and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antitumor sterols from the mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis.
Activity guided fractionations led to the isolation of two antitumor compounds 5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxy-24(R)-methylcholesta-6,22… (More)
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1950
Highly Cited
1950
Cordycepin, a Metabolic Product isolated from Cultures of Cordyceps militaris (Linn.) Link.
PREVIOUS work on Cordyceps militaris (Linn.) Link, has been confined to morphology, life-history and relationships1 and… (More)
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