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

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