In this study,7 strains of Lactobacillus respectively identified as Pediococcus acidilactici,Lactobacillus plantarum,Enterococcus durans,Enterococcus durans and Lactobacillus panis were purified from yogurt and cheese in Xinjiang.Their scavenging activities against DPPH and superoxide anion and their capacities of reducing and chelating Fe2+ were studied.The results showed that different lactic acid bacteria had different antioxidant activity.Lactobacillus plantarum had the highest Fe2+ chelating ability,while Pediococcus acidilactici had higher superoxide anion scavenging activity.In addition,Weissella cibaria had higher DPPH radical scavenging activity.Moreover,Lactobacillus panis had the highest hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and reducing power.