Vol. II January, 1913 No. 6 



Biochemical Bulletin 



Edited, for the Columbia University Biochemical Association, by the 



EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: 



ALFRED P. LOTHROP, Chairman, 



PAUL E. HOWE, Secretary, WILLIAM J. GIES, Treasurer, 



WALTER H. EDDY, JOSEPH S. HEPBURN, H. O. MOSENTHAL, 



NELLIS B. FOSTER, MAX KAHN, EMILY C. SEAMAN, 



F. G. GOODRIDGE, ARTHUR KNUDSON, ETHEL WICKWIRE, 



TULA L. HARKEY, EDGAR G. MILLER, JR., LOUIS E. WISE, 



all of the Staff of the Biochemical Department of Columbia University. 



CONTENTS 



PAGB 



Carl L. Alsberg. Biography and bibliography (with portrait). H. M. A 211 



A Differential Chemical Study of Glucoses from a Case of Pancreatic 



Diabetes. Frederic Landolph 217 



The Detection of Aceto-acetic Acid by Sodiu.m Nitroprussid and Ammonia. 



V. J. Harding and R. F. Ritt tan. 223 

 Ortho-tolidin AS an Indicator for Occult Blood. 



R. F. Ruttan and R. H. M. Hardisty. 225 



Synthetical Properties of Emulsin. Vernon K. Krieble 227 



On the Occurrence of Nicotinic Acid in Rice Bran . U. Suztcki and S. Matsunaga 228 

 A Study of the Influence of Cancer Extracts on the Groavth of Lupin 



Seedlings. Jacob Rosenbloom 229 



The Biochemistry of the Female Genitalia : 



3. A quantitative study of certain enzymes of the ovary, utenis, and bladder, 



of pregnant and non-pregnant sheep. 



Thuisco A. Erpf-Lefkovics and Jacob Rosenbloom 233 



4. On the absence of certain enzymes from the human chorion. 



Jacob Rosenbloom 236 

 A Department of Biochemical Research at Vineland, New Jersey. 



Arnos W. Peters 238 



Biochemistry in New YorkTwenty Years Ago. E. E. Smith 243 



Immunity IN SOME OF ITS BIOCHEMICAL AsPECTS. C/iarles Frederick Bolduan 247 



A Plan for the Organization of the American Biological Society. 



Albert P. Mathews 261 

 Organization of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental 

 BiOLOGY, comprising THE American Phvsiological Society, American So- 

 ciety of Biological Chemists, and American Society for Pharmacology 



and Experimental Therapeutics. John Auer. 269 



Annual Meetings of the Organizations comprisikgthe Federation of Ameri- 

 can Societies for Experimental Biology: 

 i. The American Physiological Society. Joseph Erlanger, Acting Secretary 271 



2. The American Society of Biological Chemists. Alfred A\ Richards, Secretary 275 



3. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 



John Auer, Secretary 279 

 Meeting of the American Society of Animal Nutrition (American Society of 



Animal Production). Lewis IV. Fetser 282 



Proceedings of the Eighth Scientific Meeting of the Columbia'University 



Biochemical Association. Alfred P. Lothrop, Secretary 284 



Folio Microbiologica. C. A. Pekelharing 297 



Biochemical Bibliography and Index. William J. des 298 



Biochemical News, Notes and Comment ; 307 



Editorials 329 



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