Mycelium cultivation, chemical composition and antitumour activity of a Tolypocladium sp. fungus isolated from wild Cordyceps sinensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-283

  Leung, P H ^a   Zhang, Q X ^a   Wu, J Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antitumour activity; Chemical constituents; Cordyceps sinensis; Cs HK1; Mycelium culture; Tolypodadium sp.

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; MAMMALS;

ANTITUMOR EFFECT; ANTITUMOUR ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; CS-HK1; LIQUID CULTURE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MYCELIUM CULTURE; TOLYPODADIUM SP.;

MYCELIUM;

ADENOSINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CORDYCEPIN; CS HK1 MYCELIUM EXTRACT; CYCLOSPORIN A; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; INORGANIC SALT; PEPTONE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INORGANIC SALT; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; CS HK1 MYCELIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CULTURE; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; TOLYPOCLADIUM; TUMOR GROWTH; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; TOLYPOCLADIUM;

EID: 33745962674     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02930.x     Document Type: Article

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