User:EldritchSage/Cordycepin

Cordycepin is produced in cordyceps as a means of infecting insect populations, due to cordycepin's biological activity

Cordycepin has displayed cytotoxicity against some leukemic cell lines in vitro. Additionally, cordycepin has been shown to display an effect in some types of other cancers, such as lung, renal , colon , and breast. Cordycepin has been shown to reduce viable A549 lung cancer cell populations by 50%.

Cordycepin has been shown to have anti-inflammatory qualities.