Effects of additives on cordycepin production using a Cordyceps militaris mutant induced by ion beam irradiation

To obtain a sustainable mutant of the medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris with a higher cordycepin production, high-energy ion beam irradiation was applied in the present study. Upon successful irradiation by a proton beam, 30 classes of 8-azaadenine and 28 classes of 8-azaaguanine resistant mutants were obtained of which 7 classes (A63-7, A63-8, A81-2, A81-6, G63-8, G81-3, G82-4) were selected as initially promising mutants using their...