Isolation of 2'-deoxycoformycin and cordycepin from wheat bran culture of Aspergillus nidulans Y 176-2.

Abstract

Adenosine related antibiotics, such as cordycepin (3Ldeoxyadenosine), formycin and 9--D-arabinofurano syl adenine (ara-A), have been reported to show several interesting biological activities, e.g. antibacterial, antiviral and antitumor activities. However, these