Sharma, S.K.Gautam, N.Atri, N.S.Dhancholia, S.2018-07-142024-08-142018-07-142024-08-142016Sharma, 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.I12.701521943710.1615/INTJMEDMUSHROOMS.V18.I12.70http://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/1493During 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.en-USFungal DnaOrganic CompoundRibosomal Spacer DnaChemical AnalysisChemistryClassificationCluster AnalysisCordycepsCytologyDna SequenceGeneticsIndiaIsolation And PurificationMicrobiological ExaminationMicroscopyPhylogenyChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalCluster AnalysisCordycepsDna, FungalDna, Ribosomal SpacerIndiaMicrobiological TechniquesMicroscopyOrganic ChemicalsPhylogenySequence Analysis, DnaArticlehttp://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,57162b26264a3b98,79f2cb286c71dcc7.html