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An italic number designates a page on which a major reference to a topic may 

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Parentheses around a number indicate that the page contains a definition or 

 structural formula. 



Abomasum, 429 

 Abscission, 283, 2S6 ff, (286) 

 Absorption, 437 ff 



of nutrients, 261 ft 



of odor and flavor, 82 

 Absorption spectra, 364 

 Acetals, 55, 57, 64, 65, 72 

 Acetate, 436 



radioactive in fat synthesis, 230 

 Acetic acid, 440 

 Acetoacetic acid, 456 

 Acetone, 456 



Acetylcholine, 148, 306-309, (307), 349, 

 350, 369, 390 



breakdown and synthesis of, 308 

 Acetyl coenzyme A, 241, 308, 330, 349, 

 369, 450, 451, 455, 457 



in carbon-carbon synthesis, 163 



in cholesterol synthesis, 461 

 Acetylglucosainine, 70, 114 

 Acid exchange, 261 

 Acidic solutions, (37), 41 

 Acid number, (86) 

 Acids, 37, (38), 99 



strong and weak, (39) 

 Acid-sensitive plants, 265 

 Acid soils, 256 

 Acromegaly, 319 

 ACTH, 319 

 Actin, 302-305, 510 

 Activators, 246, 248, 374, 384 



Actomyosin, 303, 390 



Acyl coenzyme A, 231, 241, 335, 449 



Adaptive enzymes, 127, 134, 494 



Addison's disease, 315, 316, 373, 390 



Addition enzymes, (154) 



Adenine, (121), 123, 124, 140, (473) 



Adenosine, (121), 385 



Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 342 



Adenosine monophosphate, see Adenylic 



acid 

 Adenosine triphosphatase, 385 

 Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 140, 161, 



165, 168, 212, 240, 303 ff, 315, 338, 



370, 387, 394, 445, 448, 449, 455, 



458, 488, 510 

 Adenylic acid (AMP), (122), 140, 394, 



488 

 Adrenal cortex, 314, 315, 318, 319, 381 



role of, 315 

 Adrenal glands, 314 

 Adrenal hormones, 324 

 Adrenaline, 309, 314, (315) 



function of, 315 

 Adrenal medulla, 314 

 Adrenocorticosterones, 316 

 Adrenocorticotropic hormone, 319 

 Adrenogenital hormone, 316 

 Adrenohypophysis, 314 

 Adsorption, (45), 45, 46, 118 

 Adsorption isotherms, 45 

 Aeration, 274 



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