Content of Active Metabolites in some Species of Mosses of Georgia
2020
Content of active metabolites: ascorbic acid, tocopherol, proline and soluble phenols, as well as total proteins, soluble carbohydrates and nitrates, and peroxidase and total antioxidant activity in threespecies of mosses: Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. et Tayl, Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. and Leucodon sciuroides Schwägr., widely spread in Georgia, has been investigated for the first time.Amount of ascorbic acid and tocopherol was statistically similar in all three species. Hypnum cupressiforme was distinguished by the content of soluble phenols, proline and carbohydrates.Experimental results contain interesting information from pharmaceutical point of view and should be taken into account while appreciating the medicinal value of the studied plants. © 2020 Bull. Georg. Natl. Acad. Sci
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