Biochemical and electrophoretic variability at population level in two Angelica species from Garhwal Himalaya

Biochemical and isoenzyme patterns, in rhizomes of Angelica glauca Edgew. and Angelica archangelica Linn. were studied in different populations collected from Garhwal Himalaya. In general both species showed much variation in soluble protein, carbohydrate and total free amino acid content. Isoenzyme pattern for different enzymes also varied greatly among different populations of both Angelica species. In Angelica glauca populations such as VF, KN, RN and GH showed dark intensity bands while in Angelica archangelica, RN and PK populations showed dark intensity bands in all the enzymes studied.