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INDEX 



Calorific value of foods, 422, 423 



Calorimeter, 423 



Canaline, formula, 119 



Canavanine, formula, 119 



Cane sirup, 34 



Cane sugar, 42 



Capillary fragility, relation to vitamin 



C. 223 

 Capillary resistance test, 223 

 Capric acid, 77 

 Caproic acid, 77 

 Caprylic acid, 77 

 Carbohydrases, 263 



Carbohydrate content of foods, table, 434 

 Carbohydrate metabolism : 



linkage to protein metabolism, 342, 343 



summary, 334 

 Carbohydrates : 



action of acids on, 26, 30, 42, 51, 57. 64 



classification of, 20 



definition of, 19 



economic importance. 19. 20 



formation in plants, 399 



interconversion in body, 324 



occurrence of, 19 



physiological fuel value of. 423, 424 

 Carbon cycle in nature, 387 

 Carbon dioxide : 



amount in atmosphere, 392 



balance in nature, 387 



sources of in carbon cycle, 387, 388 



transport by blood. 187 

 Carbon dioxide fixation : 



as a dark reaction, 394 



function of biotin in, 245 



in citric acid formation, 372 



in oxalacetic acid formation, 332 



in photosynthesis, 392, 393 



in propionic acid formation. 383 

 Carbon, requirements of microorganisms, 



358 

 Carbonic anhydrase, 179, 187. 269, 392 

 Carboxylases, 266 

 Carboxypeptidases, 264, 316 

 Carboxylation : 



function of biotin in, 245 



in photosynthesis, 392 



use of light energy for. 394 

 Caries, relation to fluorine intake. 193 

 Carlic acid, 325 

 Carlosic acid, 375 

 Carnauba wax, 92, 93 

 Carnitine. 255 

 Carolic acid, dehydro, 255 

 Carolinic acid, 375 

 Carotene : 



conversion to vitamin A, 207 



crystals, 206 



determination of, 208 



formula of, 205 



in butter, 84 



synthesis by bacteria, 359 

 Carotenoids, 205 

 Carr-Price reaction, 208 

 Casein, 108, 124 

 Catabolism. 324 



Catalase, 268, 282, 405 



Cations of blood plasma, 182 



Cell wall, cellulose and lignin in, 66 



Cellobiose, 41, 46 



Cellobiuronic acid, 21 



Cellophane. 62 



Cells, components of, G 



Cellulases, 263 



Celluloid, 62 



Cellulose, 60 



from wood, 61 



industrial products from, 62 



production by bacteria, 378 

 Cellulose nitrate, 62 

 Cephalins, 99, 100 

 Cereals, calcium in, 178 

 Cerebrosides. 101 

 Cerotic acid in waxes, 93 

 Ceryl alcohol, 93 

 Cetyl alcohol, 93 

 Chenodesoxycholic acid, 317 

 Chinese insect wax, 92, 93 

 Chitin, 64 



Cliitosamine (see D-Glucosamine") 

 Chloramphenicol (see Chloromycetin) 

 Chlorella, photosynthesis by. 395 

 Chlorine, biochemical importance. 192 

 Chlorine compounds in biological mate- 

 rials. 192 

 Chlorine content of foods, table, 439 

 Chlorocruorin, 139 

 Chloromycetin : 



formula of, 368 



mode of action of. 369 



range of activity, 369 

 Chlorophvll a, formula. 389 

 Chlorophvll h, 300 

 Chlorophylls. 388-391 



amount in leaves. .390 



esterase, 264 

 Chloroplasts, 388 

 Chlorotic plants, manganese in relation 



to, 189 

 Cholamine. 99 

 Cholecystokinin, 308, 318 

 Cholesterol : 



in heart disease. 95 



occurrence, 94, 95 



synthesis in body, 95 

 Cholesterol esterase, 264 

 Cholic acid, 96, 317 



for cortisone synthesis, 292 



formation from cholesterol, 340 

 Choline, 253 



as source of methyl groups, 343-345 



biosynthesis of, 345 



prevention of fatty livers by. 336 

 Choline chloride, 162 

 Chondroitin sulfate, 67 

 Chondrosamine, 37 



Chromatium and nitrogen fixation. 403 

 Chromatography, 390 

 Chromoproteins, 137 

 Chromosomes, 150, 152 

 Chylomicrons, 336 

 Chyme, 312 



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