Cordycepin for Health and Wellbeing: A Potent Bioactive Metabolite of an Entomopathogenic Medicinal Fungus <i>Cordyceps</i> with Its Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Potential

<i>Cordyceps</i> is a rare naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungus usually found at high altitudes on the Himalayan plateau and a well-known medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine. <i>Cordyceps</i> contains various bioactive components, out of which, cordycepi...

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Main Authors: Syed Amir Ashraf, Abd Elmoneim O. Elkhalifa, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Mitesh Patel, Amir Mahgoub Awadelkareem, Mejdi Snoussi, Mohammad Saquib Ashraf, Mohd Adnan, Sibte Hadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/12/2735