Taxonomical establishment and compositional studies of a new cordyceps (ascomycetes) species from the northwest himalayas (India)
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2016
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Begell House Inc.
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During a frequent survey in the northwest Indian Himalayan region, a new species-Cordyceps macleodganensis-was encountered. This species is described on the basis of its macromorphological features, microscopic details, and internal transcribed spacer sequencing. This species showed only 90% resemblance to Cordyceps gracilis. The chemical composition of the mycelium showed protein (14.95 ? 0.2%) and carbohydrates (59.21 ? 3.8%) as the major nutrients. This species showed appreciable amounts of ?-carotene, lycopene, phenolic compounds, polysaccharides, and flavonoids. Mycelial culture of this species showed higher effectiveness for ferric-reducing antioxidant power, DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferrous ion-chelating activity, and scavenging ability on superoxide anion-derived radicals, calculated by half-maximal effective concentrations. ? 2016 Begell House, Inc.
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Fungal Dna, Organic Compound, Ribosomal Spacer Dna, Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cordyceps, Cytology, Dna Sequence, Genetics, India, Isolation And Purification, Microbiological Examination, Microscopy, Phylogeny, Chemistry Techniques, Analytical, Cluster Analysis, Cordyceps, Dna, Fungal, Dna, Ribosomal Spacer, India, Microbiological Techniques, Microscopy, Organic Chemicals, Phylogeny, Sequence Analysis, Dna
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Sharma, S. K., Gautam, N., Atri, N. S., & Dhancholia, S. (2016). Taxonomical establishment and compositional studies of a new cordyceps (ascomycetes) species from the northwest himalayas (India). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 18(12), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1615/INTJMEDMUSHROOMS.V18.I12.70