蟲草素是從蛹蟲草Cordyceps militari中分離的核苷類抗生素，并已成功地從人工培育的蛹蟲草子實(shí)體中提取到，質(zhì)量分?jǐn)?shù)98%以上。蟲草素不僅具有抗腫瘤、抗白血病、免疫調(diào)節(jié)等作用，還具有抗菌、消炎、抗病毒、降血糖、降血脂、抗衰老等多種生物活性和藥理作用。近年來蟲草素已引起國內(nèi)外研究人員的極大關(guān)注，主要對蟲草素的生物活性和藥理作用研究概況進(jìn)行綜述。

Cordycepin is a nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Cordyceps militaris, which has several biological activities and pharmacological effcets such as antitumor, antileukemia, antibacterium, diminishing inflammation, anti-virus, hpyeglycemic, hypolipemic, adjusting human immunity and so on. It has aroused the world people's high attention in recent years. In this paper , the study situation of the biological activities and pharmacological effects of cordycepin are discussed.

國家863計(jì)劃重點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目（2007AA021502）