Comment · Tue, January 14, 2020
Uridine and UMP content of Cordyceps Extracts
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arm3434 · 3 points
I’ve been doing some research on Cordyceps and have learned that there is a significant concentration of nucleotides and nucleosides in it. I was wondering if nootropics depot does any analytical work to measure the concentration of uridine or UMP in both there 1:1 and 10:1 Cordyceps extract. Im specifically asking about uridine because I’ve had mixed results from UMP in the past and wanted to know if there was enough of either of these compounds in the extracts to have an effect in the human body.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
We do not measure the uridine content of our cordyceps. Never really thought to. It's not something we standardize to in that product. We probably could modify our HPLC methods to a UPLC method that would work on the cordyceps, though. The research I am seeing is it is around 0.4%. So detectable, but not clinically relevant at the normal dosages. You need to consume a LOT of cordyceps to get a normal dose of UMP.