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BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS 



Agars, 152 

 Agathis, 245 

 Agavaceae, 107, 108 

 Agave, 62, 254, 293, 335 

 Agavoideae, 174 

 Agglutinins, 83, 85 

 Agropyron, 147, 307 

 Agrostemma, 94 

 Agrostideae, 149 

 Agrostis, 147 

 Ahnfeltia, 152 

 Ailanthus, 105 

 Aizoaceae, 142 

 Alanine, 51, 101, 104, 112 

 Alcohols, 130 

 Aldehydes, 130 

 Aldopyranoses, 85 

 Alectorurus, 228 



Algae, 48, 61, 62, 114, 137, 139, 140, 

 151, 164, 198, 224, 277, 281, 291 

 Alkaloids, 42, 49, 112, 156-171, 175, 

 290, 334 

 distribution, 165 

 in hybrids, 307 

 Alkanes, 131 

 AUicin, 290 



Allium, 96, 174, 290-292 

 Allomyces, 62 

 Aloe, 228 

 Alstonine, 161 



Amaranthaceae, 120, 142, 279 

 Amarantin, 278 

 AmaryUidaceae, 107, 165, 171, 254, 



289 

 Ambrosia, 264, 266 

 Amentifera, 45 

 Amherstieae, 153 

 Amianthium, 176 

 Amino acids, 91-118 

 a-aminoadipic acid, 61, 62, 94 

 y-aminobutyric acid, 101 



1 -aminocy clopropane- 1 -carboxy lie 

 acid, 95 



Ammophila, 147 



Amorphophallus, 151 



Amphibians, 57 



Amygdalin, 145, 187 



Amygdaloside, 182 

 Amyloid, 152 



Amylopectin, 145, 148, 151 

 Anabasin, 162, 168 

 Anacardiaceae, 121, 214 

 Anacardium, 291 

 Analogous enzymes, 57 

 Anaphylaxis reactions, 69 

 Anemone, 290, 292, 293 

 Anemonella, 172 

 Angelate, 177 

 Angophora, 238 

 Anhalonidin, 158 

 Anhydrogalactose, 152 

 Aniba, 217 

 Annelida, 164 

 Anonaceae, 121, 165, 170 

 Anthemideae, 31, 264 

 Anthocyanins, 49, 112, 192, 198 

 Anthoxanthins, 192 

 Anthoxanthum, 147, 149 

 Anthraquinones, 223 

 Antibiotic substances, 291 

 Antigens, 301 



Antigen-antibody reactions, 69, 90 

 Antimicrobial tests, 289 

 Antirrhinum, 205 

 Antitryptophan synthetase, 50 

 Apeiose, 139 

 Apicra, 228 

 Apigenin, 139, 200 

 Apioside, 139 



Apocynaceae, 121, 165, 173, 258, 259 

 table showing chemical constituents, 

 260-263 

 Apogon, 57 



Aporphine, 159, 171, 173 

 Apple, 95, 212, 306 

 Aquifoliaceae, 165 

 Aquilegia, 77, 172 

 Araban, 151 

 Arabic acid, 144 

 Arabidopsis, 296 

 Arabinose, 137, 147, 151 

 L-arabinose, 85 

 D-arabinose, 85 

 Arabogalactans, 151 



