Using submerged fermentation to fast increase N6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-adenosine, adenosine and polysaccharide productions of Cordyceps cicadae NTTU 868

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Table 1 The biomass and adenosine, HEA and polysaccharide concentration in solid-fermented C. cicadae NTTU 868 fruit bodies with different grain substrates

Substrates	Biomass (g)	Adenosine (mg/kg biomass)	HEA (mg/kg biomass)	Polysaccharide (g/kg biomass)
Barley	2.56 ± 1.63^b	893.5 ± 282.2^ab	930.7 ± 24.5^b	21.2 ± 2.5^a
Oat	4.53 ± 1.93^bc	1176.9 ± 120.6^b	1034.2 ± 112.6^b	24.4 ± 1.2^a
Rice	5.44 ± 0.43^c	851.0 ± 103.2^ab	713.4 ± 87.4^a	21.4 ± 2.2^a
Wheat	0.35 ± 0.14^a	730.4 ± 153.6^a	1100.2 ± 124.2^b	21.2 ± 0.4^a

The data is presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3)
^a,bDifferent letters indicate significantly different values according to a one-way ANOVA with Duncan’s multiple test (p < 0.05)