虫草属真菌的生物活性及机制研究现状与展望

Advance and prospect of studies on bioactivity and mechanism of Cordyceps Fungi

虫草是一类珍稀的药用真菌资源,其代谢产物和生物活性具有多样性特点,在功能性食品和生物医药领域展现出巨大的应用前景。虫草物种资源丰富,其中冬虫夏草是我国最名贵三大补益类中药之一。该文重点针对虫草及其代谢产物的生物活性与作用机制的最新进展进行述评,并对该类资源研发过程存在的问题进行了分析,为今后发展提供了新思路。

Cordyceps is a precious medical fungi resource, with diverse metabolites and bioactive. There is huge prospect for its applicaiton in functional food and biomedicine fields. Cordyceps has abundant species resources, particularly Cordyceps sinensis is one of three most precious traditional Chinese restoratives in China. The essay summarizes the latest studies on bioactivity and mecha- nism of Cordyceps adn its metabolites, and analyzes problems during R＆D of the resources, in order to bring forth new ideas to future development.