Abstract
Medicinal mushroom, Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic fungus with many medicinal values similarly to Cordyceps sinensis and has been used for a long time in traditional medicines. Cordyceps militaris is able to grow and develop on artificial media. This study was aimed at examining the impact of nutritive ingredients on the growth of Cordyceps militaris to optimize the medium for fruiting body (sporocarp) and cordycepin production. The results showed that SDAY1 and SDAY3 media were suitable for the growth of Cordyceps militaris fungus; the medium of high protein white rice (ST20) added with 3% glucose, 1% yeast extract, 1% peptone, 0.01% kitin and vitamins B1, B12 was optimum where yielded fruiting body length from 5.82 to 7.94 cm at 60 days after culture, fresh fruiting body weight of 16.52±0.09 g and the cordycepin content in fruiting bodies of 5.56 mg/g.
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