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cordycepin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A deoxy form of adenosine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 2011, Bao-qin Lin, Shao-ping-Li, Chapter 5: Cordyceps as an Herbal Drug, Iris F. F. Benzie, Sissi Wachtel-Galor (editors), Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects, 2nd Edition, page 84, Many active ingredients, such as cordycepin, polysaccharides, and ergosterol, have been isolated from various Cordyceps species and account for a range of bioactivities (Table 5.3).

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History

Etymology

From translingual Cordyceps, a genus of fungus from certain species of which the compound was formerly extracted, + -in.