OySTER(S), 108, 110, 1S4. 200, 206 



PABA. (See PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID) 



PABLUM, 83, 84 



PAECILOMYCES VARIOTI, 219 



PALITANTIN, lib 



PALLADIUM, 148 



PALMITIC ACID, 28 



PALORUS RAT2EBURG1, (See BEETLE) 



PALUDINA VIVIPARA. (See SNAIL) 



PAN TROGLODYTES, (See CHIMPANZEE) 



PANAEOLUS CAMPANULATUS. 43 



PANCREAS. 147-149, 153, 223 



PANCREATIC JUICE; 177-179 



PANDA, lesser, 82, 83 



PANTETHEINE. 11, (See also PANTO- 

 THENIC ACID) 



PANTETHINE, II, 47. 100. (See also 

 (PANTOTHENIC ACID) 



PANTHERA (SPP.). 82, 83. 196. 202 



PANTOIC ACID. 11, (See also PANTOTHEN- 

 IC ACID) 



PANTOTHENIC ACID. daUy allowances ot. 

 46-74; deficiency of and reproduction. 

 164; derivatives. 10. 11; functions, de- 

 ficiency and excess signs of. 161; In milk, 

 111; as a nutrient, 10. 29-32. 42-47, 133, 

 138, 139; stability of, 140; In synthetic 

 diets for insects, 92 



PANUS (SPP.). 43 



PAPAYA. 124. 126, 236 



PAPILLOMA, 226 



PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID, daily allow- 

 ances of. 48-74; excretion of. 212; func- 

 tion, deficiency and excess signs of, 159; 

 in milk. 111; moiety of folic acid, 158; as 

 nutrient, 11, 29-31, 42-47, 98, 100; in 

 purine and pyrimidine synthesis. 13: sta- 

 bility ot. 140 



PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS. 201. 208 



PARACOCCIDIOIDES BR.ASILIENSIS. 43 



PARAFFIN, 18. 211 



PARAHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID. 15 



PARAHYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVIC 

 ACID. 180 



PARAMECIUM (SP.). 201 



PARAMPHISTOMUM CERVI. 231 



PARASITELLA SIMPLEX. 43 



PARASITIC PROTOZOA. 232 



PARASITIFORMES. 253. 254 



PARKERS SOLUTION. 94 



PARKINSON'S DISEASE. 154 



PARSLEY. 105. 114, 118. 119, 123 



PARSNIP. 114. lie. 119. 123. 142 



PASSIFLORA LICULARIS. 124. 126 



PASTEURELLA (SPP.), 37, 47 



PASTURE GRASS. 144 



PEA(S). 7. 105. 114. 118. 119. 123. 128. 130 

 130. 135, 138, 142. 235 



PEACH. 97. 105. 114. 118. 119. 123. 235. 

 2 36 



PEANUT(S). 93, 105, 114, 118, 119, 123, 

 130; -butter, 130; -flour. 131; -meal, 144; 

 -protein, 22 



PEAR, 97, 105, 114, 118. 119. 123. 125, 

 127. 236 



PEAT. 104 



PECAN, 114, 118, 119, 123. 129 



PECCARY. white-Upped, 86. 87 



PELARGONIUM DOMESTICUM. 105 



PELECYPODA. 200. 207 



PELICAN(S). 90 



PELICANIFORMES. 90 



PELLAGRA. 160; -prevenuve factor (See 

 NIACIN) 



PELTIGERA CANINA, 238 



PELUSIOS DERBIANUS. 197. 203 



PENETRINIC ACID. 218 



PENGUIN. 90 



PENICILLIC ACID. 216 



PENICILLIN. 14 



PENICILLIOPSIN. 218 



PENICILLIUM (SPP.). 39. 43. 44, 98. 215- 

 219. 238 



PENIOPHORA (SPP.). 44 



PENTAHYDRIC ALCOHOL. 215 



PENTANE. 18 



PENTANOL. 34 



PENTOSE(S). 182. 215 



PEPPER, 105, 114, 118, 119. 123, 128. 236 



PEPSIN. 177 



PEPTIDASE. (See specific pepUdases) 



PEPTIDE(S). 15. 17. 18, 177 



PEPTONE(S), 17, 20. 35, 177 



PERANEMA TRICHOPHORUM, 15 



PERCH, 108. 110 



PERIPLANETA AMERICANA. 21 



PERISSODACTYLA. 88 



PERIWINKLE, 200, 206 



PERNICIOUS ANEMIA, 153; anti-factor, 



(See COBALAMIN) 

 PEROXIDASE. 165 

 PEROXIDE. 154 

 PERRHENATE. 149 

 PERRIER'S MEDIUM. 99 

 PERSEA GRATISSIMA. (See AVOCADO) 

 PERSIMMON. 114. 118, 119, 123, 124, 126 

 PGA. (See FOLIC ACID GitOUP) 

 pH. control of, 154; effect of on nutrients, 

 140, 141; for soil plants. 105. 172. 173; 

 and carbohydrate production. 220 

 PHACIDIUM INFESTANS. 44 

 PHACOCHOERUS AETHIOPICUS. 86 

 PHAEOPHYTA. 239 

 PHALERA BUCEPHALA, 25 

 PHASEOLUS (SPP.) (See BEAN) 

 PHENOL(S). 213 



PHENYLACETIC ACID. 8. 15. 180 

 PHENYLALANINE, deficiency of and repro- 

 duction. 164; excretion of. 210; metabo- 

 lism of. 180. 188; as- nutrient. 8, 15. 24, 

 35. 100; in proteins. 131; daily require- 

 ments of, 23; stability of, 141 

 PHENYLETHYLAMINE, 180 

 PHENVLLACTIC ACID. 180 

 PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID. 180 

 PHERETIMA POSTHUMA (See EARTHWORM) 

 PHIALOPHORA (SPP.). 44 

 PHOCA VITULINA (See SEAL) 

 PHOENICIA SERICATA, 30 

 PHOENICIN. 218 



PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA (See DATE) 

 PHOLIOTA (SPP.). 44 

 PHOMA (SPP. ). 43. 44 

 PHOSPHATASE. 153. 154. 181. 182. 184. 



185 

 PHOSPHATE(S). (See also PHOSPHORUS). 

 34. 102, 103. 152. 179. 182. 190; in gly- 

 colysis. 184. 185 

 PHOSPHATIDE(S). 186. 211, 219 

 PHOSPHOARGININE, 152 

 PHOSPHOCREATINE, 152 

 PHOSPHOFRUCTOMUTASE, 184, 185 

 PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE, 154, 184, 185 

 PHOSPHOGYLCERALDEHYDE DEHYDRO- 

 GENASE. 184. 185 

 PHOSPHOHEXOISOMERASE; 184. 185 

 PHOSPHOHEXOKINASE. 184. 185 

 PHOSPHOLIPID(S). digestion of. 179; meta- 

 bolism of. 166; in metabolic reactions. 

 152; synthesis of. 157. 161. 163; as nu- 

 trients. 9; in plants. 166 

 PHOSPHOMANNOSEISOMERASE. 184. 186 

 PHOSPHOPYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDES (See 



DPN. TPN) 

 PHOSPHORIC ACID. (See PHOSPHATE) 

 PHOSPHORUS, absorption, retention of. 149; 

 loss of in cooking, 142; daily allowances 

 of. 48-74; deficiency of and reproduction. 

 164; deficiency symptoms of. 167, 169, 

 171; excretion of, 149, 214; in feedstuff:, 

 133, 138, 139; in foodstuffs, 109, 110, 

 117, 119, 121; functions of, 166; metabo- 

 lism of, 152; in milk, HI; as nutrient. 

 6. 21. 32. 33. 174-176; and soU pH. 172; 

 toxicity symptoms of. 167; in tropical and 

 sub-tropical fruits. 126. 127; "HIGH EN- 

 ERGY-". 184-190; (See also ATP. ADP) 

 PHOSPHORYLASE. 181. 182. 184. 185. 188 

 PHOSPHORYLATION REACTIONS. 165. 166. 



184-190 

 PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC PLANTS; 7 

 PH0T03YNTHET1C. -algae, J4, 3S; -bac- 

 teria. 16. 175 



PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM. 197. 203 

 PHYCOCYANIN, 193 

 PHYCOERYTHRIN, 193 



PHYCOMYCES (SPP.), 16, 39, 44, 217. 238 



PHYLLITIS SCOLOPENDRIUM. 237 



PHYLLOQUINONE. (See VITAMIN K) 



PHYMATOTRICHUM OMNIVORUM, 39. 44 



PHYSALIS PUBESCENS. (See TOMATILLO) 



PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM. 238 



PHYSCION, emodin monomethyl ether, 218 



PHYTOFLAGELLATE(S), 5-20 



PHYTOL ALCOHOL, 193 



PHYTOPHTHORA (SPP.). 39. 44 



PHYTOSTEROL. 28 



PICEA STICHENSIS. (See SPRUCE) 



PICHIA (SPP.). 41. 44 



PIEDRAIA HORTAI. 44 



PIERIS BRASSICAE. 25 



PIG. 183. 227. 244; (See also HOG. SWINE, 

 PORK); -products. 106. 107. 109. 1 10. 

 (See also specific pig products as HAM. 

 BACON) 



PIGEON, 223. 225. 227 



PIGMENT(S). 213. 217. 218 



PILAIRA (SPP.). 39. 44 



PILOBOLUS KLEINn. 238 



PIMELIC ACID. 11 



PINE; 97. 105 



PINEAPPLE. 105, 114, 120, 121, 123, 124, 

 126 



PINNA SQUAMOSA, 6, 151 



PINNIPEDIA, 82, 83 



PINNULARIA, 19 



PIPICOLIC ACID. 180 



PIPTOCEPHALIS FRESENIANA, 44 



PIRICULARIA ORYZAE. 44 



PINUS (SPP.). 97. 105 



PISCES; 197, 198. 204, 205, (See also FISH, 

 specific fish and fish products) 



PISUM SATUIVM (See PEA) 



PITANGA, 124. 126 



PITHECIA PITHECIA CHRYSOCEPHALA. 84 



PITUITARY. 153. 223 



PITYROSPORUM OVALE. 44 



PLACENTA. 229 



PLANORBARIUS CORNEUS. 230 



PLAN ARIA. 230 



PLANTAIN. 124. 126 



PLANT(S). (See also specific plants), chloro- 

 phyll synthesis in. 193; -concentrates. 143; 

 teedstufts from. 112-122. 128-130; foodstuffs 

 from. 134-137; herbaceous. 105; mineral de- 

 ficiency in. 168-171; -meUbolism. 165, 166; 

 nitrogen in, 194; nutrients for, 5-20; nutrient 

 solutions for, 32, 95; and soil pH, 105 



PLANT TISSUE(S), culture media for, 96, 97 



PLASMA, 192 



PLASMODIUM (SPP.), 12-14. 31. 232 



PLATELETS. 222 



PLATINUM, 148 



PLATYHELMINTHES. 151. 230; (See also 

 specific platyhelminthes) 



PLATYSAMIA CECROPIA. 21 



PLECTUS, 252, 254 



PLEURAGE CURVICOLLA. 44 



PLEUROTRICHIA LANCEOLATA. 31 



PLEUROTUS CORTICATUS. 44 



PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA (See MOTH) 



PLUM. 97. 114, 120, 121, 123, 129, 235 



PLUTONIUM, 148 



PNEUMOCOCCUS. 240 



POA PRATENSIS, 105 



PODOSPORA CURVULA, 44 



POGONOGNATHUS PLUMBENS. 252, 254 



POLONIUM, 148 



POLYCYTHEMIA, 153 



POLYGALACTOSE, 218 



POLYNUCLEOTIDASE, 182 



POLYNUCLEOTIDE(S), 182 



POLYPEPTIDE(S), 7, 17. 177 



POLYPODIUM VULGARE. 237 



POLYPORUS (SPP. ). 39. 238 



POLYSACCHARIDt:(S). 178. 184. 185. 188, 189, 

 218. 219; (See also specific polysaccharides) 



POLYSIPHONIA VIOLACEA. 239 



POLYSTICTUS VERSICOLOR. 44 



POLYTOMA (SP. ). 34. 35 



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