Recent progress in study on anti-oxidant activity of endophytes in medicinal plants / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Endophyte is a significant biological resource which exists in plant cells without any negative effects for plants. After a long period of evolution, endophyte and its host plants keep a relatively stable symbiosis by producing some special active ingredients. Therefore, plant endophyte is the essential source of active ingredients and leading compound, while antioxidants attract the most attention of all ingredients. There is abundant diversity of antioxidant activity endophytes in medicinal plants, especially endophytic fungi and endophytic actinomyces. Here we summarize the recent research progress in the antioxidant activity endophytes from the relationship between the antioxidant activity endophytes and host plants, their ecological significance, diversity of antioxidant activity endophytes, and active ingredients. And the future research and development direction of this field is prospected.