Commercial Culture of Cordyceps militaris from Waste Products of Sericulture in India
P. R. Narzary, D. Brahma, J. Sarma, I. Nath, P. L. Dutta, N. R. Bora
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · pp. 73–80 · Published 27 Mar 2024
10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i5764Abstract
Cordyceps militaris, an entomopathogenic fungi belonging to Ascomycota group are currently in the limelight for its synthesis of Cordycepin, – an anti-cancer component. The host range of Cordyceps is extremely broad, with predominance on the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera. Although this fungus is extremely rare in nature, its artificial culture is becoming more and more popular on the global market. However, the commercial culture of this fungus has been hampered by the difficulty in getting seeding material and the complex developmental technique. For ages, the silkworm (Order: Lepidoptera) has played a significant economic role in the food and silk industries of Asian nations. The waste product of the silkworm rearing process is the dead silkworm pupae, which are generated in large quantities after stifling of the cocoons for the purpose of producing raw silk. Waste from Sericulture in India has the potential to be used as a promising culture media for the growth of the Cordyceps-related sector, helping the silk farmers in their quest for future financial gain and the social advancement of the tribal society.
References (36)
- 1 Chapter 12: What does the Anthropocene hold for citizenship? [DOI]
- 2 The Scientific Rediscovery of an Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine: Cordyceps sinensis Part I [DOI]
- 3 Cordyceps – A traditional Chinese medicine and another fungal therapeutic biofactory? [DOI]
- 4 Medicinal Value of the Caterpillar Fungi Species of the Genus Cordyceps (Fr.) Link (Ascomycetes). A Review [DOI]
- 5 Cordyceps spp.: A Review on Its Immune-Stimulatory and Other Biological Potentials [DOI]
- 6 Cordyceps fungi: natural products, pharmacological functions and developmental products [DOI]
- 7 Cordyceps militaris induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells through TNF-α/TNFR1-mediated inhibition of NF-κB phosphorylation [DOI]
- 8 Immunostimulating activity of the polysaccharides isolated from Cordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 9 The preparation of three selenium-containing Cordyceps militaris polysaccharides: Characterization and anti-tumor activities [DOI]
- 10 Properties of chitin and chitosan extracted from silkworm pupae and egg shells [DOI]
- 11 Optimization of carbon source and carbon/nitrogen ratio for cordycepin production by submerged cultivation of medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 12 The fruiting body and its caterpillar host of Cordyceps sinensis show close resemblance in main constituents and anti-oxidation activity [DOI]
- 13 Icones of Medicinal Fungi from China [DOI]
- 14 Induction of apoptosis by aqueous extract of Cordyceps militaris through activation of caspases and inactivation of Akt in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells.
- 15 Determination and analysis of cordycepin and adenosine in the products of Cordyceps spp. [DOI]
- 16 Cordycepin-enriched Cordyceps militaris induces immunomodulation and tumor growth delay in mouse-derived breast cancer [DOI]
- 17 Production of cordycepin by a repeated batch culture of a Cordyceps militaris mutant obtained by proton beam irradiation [DOI]
- 18 Using Cordyceps militaris extracellular polysaccharides to prevent Pb 2+ -induced liver and kidney toxicity by activating Nrf2 signals and modulating gut microbiota [DOI]
- 19 Effect of Cordycepin Purified from Cordyceps militaris on Th1 and Th2 Cytokines in Mouse Splenocytes [DOI]
- 20 Metabolic profiling of natural and cultured Cordyceps by NMR spectroscopy [DOI]
- 21 Discovery of the signal pathways and major bioactive compounds responsible for the anti-hypoxia effect of Chinese cordyceps [DOI]
- 22 Chitinase Is Involved in the Fruiting Body Development of Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 23 Supercritical fluid extraction of cordycepin and adenosine from Cordyceps kyushuensis and purification by high-speed counter-current chromatography [DOI]
- 24 Production of Cordycepin and Mycelia by Submerged Fermentation of Cordyceps militaris in Mixture Natural Culture [DOI]
- 25 Anti-influenza effect of Cordyceps militaris through immunomodulation in a DBA/2 mouse model [DOI]
- 26 Fruit Body Formation on Silkworm byCordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 27 A study on Cordyceps militaris polysaccharide purification, composition and activity analysis [DOI]
- 28 Cordyceps myrmecophila-like fungi infecting ants in the leaf litter of tropical forest in Thailand [DOI]
- 29 Production of Fruiting Body Using Cultures of Entomopathogenic Fungal Species
- 30 Infection of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori, with Cordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 31 Cordycepin and its Nucleoside Analogs for the Treatment of Systemic COVID-19 Infection [DOI]
- 32 An Anti-Cancer Cordycepin Produced by Cordyceps militaris Growing on the Dead Larva of Bombyx mori Silkworm [DOI]
- 33 Recent Advancement and the Way Forward for Cordyceps [DOI]
- 34 Production of the Wild Entomopathogenic Fungi, Cordyceps militaris, in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori
- 35 Cultural Characteristics of Mycelial Growth by Cordyceps militaris [DOI]
- 36 Ecology of Wind Mushrooms [DOI]
Cited by 2
Gulab Khan Rohela, Pawan Saini, Plabani Roy · Springer eBooks · 2026
Showing 1 of 2 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.
Related research
- Cordyceps the Fungal Gold - A Review — shares topic coverage
- Mycelium Performance of Medicinally Important Fungus (Cordyceps militaris) on Different pH and Temperature — shares topic coverage
- Molecular Characterization of Native Isolates of Metarhizium rileyi (Farlow) Samson (Ascomycetes: Hypocreales) from Major Cropping Ecosystems of Northeastern Karnataka, India — shares topic coverage
- Functional Response of Two Egg Parasitoids of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Genre on Duponchelia fovealis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eggs — shares topic coverage
- Inter-annual Variations of True Species Richness in a Subtropical Butterfly Assemblage: An Estimation Based on Least-biased Extrapolations of Species Accumulation Curves — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
7
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
2
Citations
Views over time
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.