FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 250-253.

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Preliminary Study on Antioxid Ativity of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Sophora japonica L.

 SHI  Jia-Qin, ZHOU  Song-Lin, WANG  Mei-Xia, CHEN  Shuang-Lin   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
  • Online:2007-08-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: To evaluate the antioxidant activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Sophora japonica L., the total antioxidative capability and stability were assayed by T-AOC reagent box. Those strains with higher total antioxidative capability were also studied and compared by iodometry. The results showed that 12 strains of endophytic fungi isolated from Sophora japonica L. have different antioxidant activities. Four strains show higher antioxidantion, where atrain No.7 reaches 12.54U/ml as the best. Strain No.30 shows better antioxidative stability, so the POV (peroxide value) of lard tested in the ten days is only 39.13 meq/kg. It might be concluded that these endophytic fungi from Sophora japonica L. have a potential value as natural antioxidants.

Key words: Sophora japonica L., endophytic fungi, antioxidativity