CONTENTS XI 



Page 

 Chapter 7 Respiration 202 



1. Problems of Method 203 



2. Factors in Respiration 206 



3. Endogenous Respiration 210 



4. Oxidative Assimilation 212 



5. The Embden-Meyerhof Pathway 212 



6. The Phosphogluconate Oxidation Pathway 217 



7. The Non-phosphorylative Oxidation of Glucose 220 



8. Pentose Fermentation and Oxidation 221 



9. The Citric Acid Cycle 222 



10. Dicarboxylic Acids in Respiration 226 



11. Carbon Dioxide Fixation 228 



12. Terminal Respiration 229 

 Bibliography 232 



S Nitrogen Nutrition and Metabolism 241 



1. Inorganic Sources of Nitrogen 242 



2. Proteins and Peptides 250 



3. Utilization of Amino Acids and Amides 256 



4. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids 265 



5. Amines 273 



6. Metabolism of Nucleic Acids and Their Derivatives 274 



7. Urea 277 



8. Ergot Alkaloids 279 



9. Miscellaneous Nitrogen Compounds 280 

 Bibliography 283 



9 Inorganic Nutrition and Metabolism 300 



1. Phosphorus 301 



2. Potassium 303 



3. Sulfur 304 



4. Magnesium 306 



5. Iron 307 



6. Zinc 308 



7. Copper 309 



8. Manganese 310 



9. Molybdenum 310 



10. Calcium 311 



11. Cobalt 312 



12. Other Inorganic Nutrients 313 



13. Bioassay of Minerals 313 



14. Problems in Mineral Nutrition 314 

 Bibliography 317 



