PEROXIDASE PATTERNS IN BRYOPHYTES; A CRITICAL EVALUATION

Abstract

  In this paper a method for the isolation of cell wall bound peroxidase isozymes of Sphagnum magellancium will be described. The molecular weights of some peroxidase isozymes are determined. Different clones of Sphagnum magellanicum cultivated under axenic conditions in a fermenter expressed differences in isozyme patterns in PAGE. On the other hand it could be demonstrated, that even small changes in environmental conditions caused differences in the isozyme pattern of one clone. It will be pointed out that the interpretation of the results of perixodase patterns should be handled with care.