Exploiting the roles of nitrogen sources for HEA increment in Cordyceps cicadae.

ABSTRACT: Cordyceps cicadae, as a new food ingredient, is a valuable edible and medicinal fungi. However, its resources are severely depleted due to environmental limitations and excessive harvesting practices. N⁶-(2-hydroxyethyl) adenosine (HEA), as an important product of Cordyceps cicadae, has the potential to be used in medical industry due to its diverse disease curing potential. However, the disclosure of HEA synthesis still severely limited its application until now. In this study, the kinetic curves for adenosine and HEA under shaker fermentation were explored. The kinetics of HEA and adenosine production exhibited a competitive pattern, implicating a possibility of sharing a same step during their synthesis. Due to HEA as a derivative of nitrogen metabolism, the eff

SUBMITTER: Zhu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11129637 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature