Isolation of Endophytic Fungi from Green Pepper (Piper Nigrum) and Analysis of Phytochemicals and their Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity

Deepika M, Gomathi N

Abstract: Endophytic fungi have been a great interest as they produce biologically active secondary metabolites like flavonoids, terpenoids, sterols etc. and they can synthesize compounds associated with their host plants. The present study aimed to isolate Endophytic fungi from green pepper corn (Piper nigrum). The isolated endophytic fungi were processed for fungal extracts and they were screened for the presence of phytochemicals and their Antioxidant and Antibacterial activity were tested.

Keywords: Green Pepper, Endophytic fungi, Phtochemicals, Antioxidant activity and Antibacterial activity