Study on Some of the Contents of Some Bryophytes - Ii Musci

Amount of chlorophyll content, Proteins, Carbohydrates and RNA has been studied in ten taxa of Mosses. The study also embodies the specific activity of enzymes α-amylase, ß-amylase, Proteases and polyphenol oxidases. It has been found that carbohydrate content is more than protein content in Atrichum pallidum, Thuidium recognitum, Brachythecium kamounense and Funaria hygrometrica, whereas, total protein content is more than carbohydrates in Rhodobryum roseum, Pohlia elongata and Fissidens taxifolius. Total RNA content in all the investigated taxa is lesser than protein and carbohydrates. Total chlorophyll has found to be maximum in Pohlia elongata and minimum in Fissidens taxifolius although the difference is only marginal. The chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b ratio was observed to be highest in Brachythecium kamounense. The four enzymes tested with regard to their specific activity show the following sequential order in all the studied taxa. Protease > Polyphenol oxidase > α-amylase > β-amylase.