THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, ENGLAND 



SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS 



Research Institute of the Cancer Hospital, Brompton 

 RoAD, London, S. W., Fchruary 5, 191 3, at 5 p. m. — S. B. 

 Schryver: Notes on bile acids; Investigations 011 phenomena of 

 clot formations: (a). clotting of calcium cholate, (b) clotting of 

 milk. — G. Barger and A. J. Ezvins: The identity of trimethylhisti- 

 dine {histidine betaine) from various sources. 



Chemical Department of the London Hospital Medical 

 College, March iß, 1913, at 5 p. m. — W. H. Hnrtley: The old and 

 a new test for aceto-acetic acid. — /. H. Ryffel: A sensitive modifica- 

 tion of Gmelin's test for bile pigment in iirine. — IV. M. Bayliss: 

 The combination of amino acids with neutral salts. — R. H. A. 

 Flimmer: The Separation of cystine and tyrosine. 



Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, May 10, 1913, at 

 4 p. m. — C. Singer and S. B. Schryver: Some investigations on the 

 gastric juice. — E. Graf von Schönhein and S. B. Schryver: Some 

 properties of the bile salts. — S. Walpole: On the use of litmus 

 paper as a quantitative indicator of reaction. — C. Funk: A com- 

 plete chemical and physiological investigation of the vitamines from 

 rice polishings and yeast. — F. W. Foreman: Esterification of amino 

 acids from proteins. — A. Neville: The fatty acids of yeast. — A. 

 Neville and E. T. Halman: Feeding experiments with Bastol. — 

 C. G. L. Wolf: A note on the estimation of lactic acid. 



OFFICERS, 1913-14 



Committee:^ Hon. Treasurer, J. A. Gardner; Hon. Secretary, 

 R. H. A. Flimmer; Editors of the Biochemical Journal, W. M. 

 Bayliss and A. Harden; Ordinary Memhers, G. Barger, A. Chaston 

 Chapman, J. S. Ford, W. D. Halliburton, F. G. Hopkins, W. H. 



^ The business of the Society is conducted by a Committee consisting of a 

 treasurer, a secretary, the editors of the Biochemical Journal and twelve ordi- 

 nary members. 



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