Aspergillus homomorphus. Aspergillus homomorphus

There are huge microbial resources in the ocean. They form a self-defense system in the long-term ecological stress and competition. Because the ecological environment of the ocean itself is very special, and it has many characteristics, such as high pressure, high salinity, low oxygen and so on, the organisms growing in the ocean produce some metabolites in order to survive. These metabolites are mainly composed of two types: primary metabolites and secondary metabolites, all of which have strong biological activity. Secondary metabolites are the main functional molecules of biological defense. The functional molecules in these natural products not only have many novel structures, but also are important sources of drug lead compounds. In the ocean, there are many kinds of symbiotic, such as bacteria, fungi and so on. Among them, symbiotic epiphytic fungi are Aspergillus, Penicillium and so on.