Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 4 I 2016
Seasonal changes in the storage compounds and enzymatic activities in three Indian leafy liverworts
Shivani Thakur; Sunita Kapila
Biolife. 4(4), pp 605-612
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7340725
Abstract:
Present study is aimed to investigate the effect of seasonal changes on the storage compounds i.e. free amino acids, RNA, proteins, carbohydrates alongwith enzymatic activities in three species of leafy liverworts, namely Chiloscyphus gollani Steph., Solenostoma crenulata (Sm.) Steph. and Fossombronia himalayensis Kash. Activities of enzymes α-amylase, β-amylase and invertase were found to be reducing towards the end of the growing season i.e. January-March. This is correlated with the accumulation of carbohydrates in the plant body in this season.
Keywords:
Seasonal changes, Chiloscyphus gollani, Solenostoma crenulata, Fossombronia himalayensis, inverse relation.
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Article Dates:
Received: 1 October 2016; Accepted: 19 November 2016; Published: 2 December 2016
How To Cite:
Shivani Thakur, & Sunita Kapila. (2022). Seasonal changes in the storage compounds and enzymatic activities in three Indian leafy liverworts. Biolife, 4(4), 605–612. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7340725