THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, ENGLAND 



Scientific programs 

 R. H. A. Flimmer, Secretary 



October i6.^ Physiol. Lab., Univ. of London, South 

 Kensington, S. W. (5.30 P. M.). 



/. C. Drummond and C. Funk: Chemical investigation of some 

 rice-polishings fractions. 



S. S. Zilva (introduced by A. Harden) : The rate of destruction 

 by heat of the peroxydase of milk. 



A. Harden and R. Rohison: A new phosphoric ester obtained by 

 the aid of yeast juice. 



S. Walpole: Demonstration of cataphoresis apparatus — Her- 

 mann's phenomenon. 



H. H. Dale and G. Barger: Liver-nitrogen in anaphylaxis. 



/. A. Gardner: Respiratory exchange of fish under low oxygen 

 tension. 



December 8.2 Lister Inst., Chelsea Gardens, London, S. 

 W. ( 5.30 P. M. ) . Demonstrations of " micro-methods " of analysis. 



G. Barger: Determination of molecular weights. 



H. Maclean: Estimation of glucose in blood. 



O. Rosenheim: Van Slyke's method of estimating amino 

 nitrogen. 



C. Funk and J. C. Drummond: (a) Pregl's method of analysis 

 of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. (b) Kjeldahl's method of esti- 

 mating nitrogen (Bang). 



E. C. Grey: Analysis of aliphatic Compounds by moist com- 

 bustion. 



March ii.^ (Annual general meeting). Medical Lecture 



iThe Society did not meet in August or September. See Biochemical 

 Bulletin, 1914, iii, p. 452. 



2 The Society did not meet in November. 



3 The Society did not meet in January or February. The next meeting will 

 be a Joint session, on May 5, with the Society of Public Analysts. It will be 



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