Index 



ABSIDIA (SPP.). 42 



ABSORBABILITY OF NUTRIENTS. 143. 144 



ABSORPTION, of anionogens. 140. of carbo- 

 hydrates. 178, 184, 185; of cationogens, 

 147. 148; of lipids, 179; of minerals. 150- 

 153; of oxygen by plants, 233-239; of pro- 

 teins. 177 



ACACIA BROWSE. 87 



ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANU. 31 



ACANTHORHYNCHUS VACCINA. 42 



ACARI. 253.254 



ACER SACCHARUM, 105 



ACETALDEHYDE. 185, 215 



ACETAMIDE, 17 



ACETATE, "active". {See ACETYL-COA); in 

 lipid metabolism. 186; production by micro- 

 organisms. 215, 220. 221; as a nutrient. 

 15. 18, 34 



"ACETATE FLAGELLATE(S)". 15 



ACETIC ACID, (See ACETATE) 



ACETOACETATE, 180. 187. 188 



ACETOBACTER SUBOXYDANS. 220 



ACETOIN. 220 



ACETONE, 220, 221, -bodies, 213; -PO^, 

 dihydroxy-, 184 



ACETYLATION, Ibl 



ACETYLCHOLINE, 157 



ACETYL-COA. in metabolic reactions. 187- 

 189 (See also COENZYME A) 



ACETYL-METHYL-CARBINOL, 221 



ACETYL PHOSPHATE. 152 



ACHLYA (SPP.). 38. 42 



ACHORION (SPP.).- 42 



ACHRAS ZAPOTA. 125. 127 



ACHRODEXTRIN, 178 



ACHROMOBACTER STUTZERI, 19 



ACHROMOTRICHIA, 153, 154 



ACID(S), (See also specific acids), production 

 of by bacteria, 221; in milk. 111; as a 

 nutrient, 18, 34, 35; FATTY-, daily allow- 

 ances of, 48-74; in digestion, 179; in ex- 

 creta. 211; metabolism of, 186-189; in 

 milk. Ill; as a nutrient. 28; oxidation of. 

 186-188; stability of. 141; unsaturated: de- 

 ficiency of and reproduction. 164; nutrient 

 functions of, 9. 48-74, 163; ORGANIC-, 

 production of by fungi, 215-217; as a 

 nutrient, 34; VOLATILE-. 213 



ACINONYX JUBATUS. 82. 83 



ACONITASE. 189 



ACONITATE. 15. 189, 215 



ACONITIC ACID, (See ACONITATE) 



ACORUS CALAMUS, 234 



ACREMONIELLA LUTZI, 42 



ACREMONIUM POTRONII, 42 



ACTINIARIA (SPP. ), 201, 208 



ACTIVITY METABOLISM, in muscle. 190 



ADDISON'S DISEASE. 153 



ADENASE, 181-183 



ADENINE. 12. 13. 181. 183. 219 



ADENINE SULFATE. 97. 101 



ADENOCARCINOMA, 226 



ADENOSINE, 13. 47. 181; -deaminase, 181; 

 -diphosphate. (See ADP); -triphosphate. 

 (See ATP) 



ADENYLIC ACID. 13. 181. 185 



ADENYLIC DEAMINASE. 182 



ADENYLTHIOMETHYLPENTOSE. 14 



ADJUTANT. Indian. 90 



ADONITOL, 25, 26 



ADP. in metabolic reacUons, 184, 189, 190; 

 in plants, 166 



ADRENAL GLAND. 223 



ADRENALINE. (EPINEPHRINE). 211 



AEDES(SPP.). 8. 14, 21, 22. 24, 26-28, 30 



AEROBACTER (SPP.). 36, 46, 174. 220. 221. 

 240 



AEROBIC RESPIRATION, in plants, 165 



AEROMONAS HYDROPHn,A. 221 



AFRICAN VIOLET. 105 



AGAR, 92, 97 



AGARICUS CAMPESTRIS. 113. 118. 123. 238 



AGMATINE. 15. 180 



AGROSTIS ALBA. 105 



AILURUS FULGENS FULGENS. 82. 83 



ALANINE, in culture media, 100; excretion 

 of. 209; as a nutrient. 7. 10, 23. 24, 35- 

 37; daily requirement of. 23 



ALANYL-HISTIDINE. 15 



ALBAMA ARGILLACEA. 21 



ALBOLEERSIN. 217 



ALBUMIN, egg. 131 



ALCES ALCES ANDERSONI, 86, 87 



ALCOHOL(s). 34. 215-217. 221; (See alio 

 specific alcohols) 



ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE, 155, 185 



ALDEHYDE(S), 18. 215-217; (See also 

 specific aldehydes) 



ALDOLASE. 184. 185 



ALFALFA. 84-90. 105, 134, 135. 137-139. 

 168. 169 



ALGAE, 5-20, 34. 35, 99, 239 



ALATE INSECTS. 21 



ALKANES (-ENES). 18 



ALKYLAMINES. 17 



ALKYLSULFIDES. 20 



ALLANTOIC ACID. 183 



ALLANTOICASE, 182, 183 



ALLANTOIN. 183, 211; -nitrogen. 196-201 



ALLANTOINASE, 182, 183 



ALLANTOIS, 229 



ALLEN'S MEDIUM. 99 



ALLESCHERIA BOYDU. 42 



ALLIGATOR (SPP.). 197. 203 



ALLISON'S MEDIUM. 99 



ALLIUM CEPA, (See ONION) 



ALLOMYCES (SPP.). 42. 217 



ALLOXAN. 17 



ALMOND. 112. 116. 117, 122, 129 



ALOUATTA PALLIATA ACQUATORIAUS, 

 84. 85 



ALPACA. 84. 85. 196. 202 



ALTERNARIA SOLANI. 38. 42 



ALUMINUM, absorption and retention of. 147; 

 excretion of. 147. 214; as a nutrient, 5; 

 and soil pH, 172, 173 



ALUNITE, 102 



AMANITA PANTHERINA, 42 



AMERICIUM. 148 



AMIA CALVA, 197, 204 



AMIDE(S) 17, 201 



AMINE(S). 17. 182. 210 



AMINE OXIDASE. 182 



AMINO ACID, -deaminase, 182; -mixtures. 

 91; -nitrogen. 196-201; -oxidase. 162. 

 182 



AMINO ACIDS. (See also specific amino acids) 

 in culture media. 98, 100; as digestive end 

 products. 177; in foods, 131; metat>ollsm 

 of, ISO, 182, 188. 189; in milk. Ill; as 

 nutrients. 7. 15. 17. 18. 20, 24, 36, 37; 

 dally requirements of. 23; stability of. 141 



AMINOBUTYRIC ACID, hydroxy-. 14 



AMINOPOLYPEPTIDASE. 177 



AMINOPTERIN. 159 



AMMONIA. (See also specific ammonia-ium 

 compounds, salts), excretion of, 214; in 

 fertilizers, 103; metabolic end product, 

 180-183; in nitrogen cycle, 194; as a nu- 

 trient. 16, 35; -liquor, 103; -nitrogen. 99 

 196-201 



AMMONIATED PHOSPHATE(S). 103 



AMMOmUM SALTS, as nutrients. 19. 37; in 

 culture media, 98, 99, 101; in fertilizers. 

 102. 103; in nutrient solutions for plants. 

 95 



AMNOTRAGUS LERVIA. 84. 8S 



AMOEBA, 230 



AMPHIBIA. 153. 183. 197. 203, 204; (See also 

 specific amphibia) 



AMPHIBIAN ■nSSUE. 94 



AMPHIPOD(S). 199. 205. 206 



AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS. 112. 116. 117, 

 122. 129 



AMYLASE. 154. 178, 184. 185 



AMYLOPSIN. (See AMYLASE) 



ANABAENA (SPP.). 239 



ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE, 112. 116. 

 117, 122, 124. 126 



ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS. 184. 185. 228 



ANANAS SATIVUS. (See PINEAPPLE) 



ANAS (SPP.). 197. 203 



ANASTREPHA LUDENS. 26 



ANCHOVIES. 90 



ANDROGENS. 212 



ANEMIA. 153-155. 157. 159-161 



ANEURIN. (See THIAMINE) 



ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA. 154 



ANGLE RFISH. 198. 204 



ANGUILLA CRYSPA. 198. 204 



ANIONOGENS. 149; (See also specific 

 anionogens) 



ANNELIDA. 201. 207. 230. 253, 254; (See 

 also specific annelida) 



ANNONA (SPP.), 124-127 



ANOA DEPRESSICORNIS. 84. 85 



ANODONTA (SPP. ). 200. 207 



ANSER (SPP.). 197. 203 



ANTELOPE, sable. 84. 85 



ANTHERA PERNYI. 199. 205 



ANTHRANILIC ACID, 14, 180 



ANTHRANOL COMPOUNDS, 218 



ANTHRAQUINONE, trihydroxy-methyl-, 217 



ANTI, -acrodynla factor (See PYRIDOXINE 

 GROUP); -alopecia factor, mouse (See 

 INOSITOL); -blacktongue factor (See 

 NIACIN); -chromotrichia factor, -derma- 

 Utls factor, chick, (See PANTOTHENIC 

 ACID); -egg white factor (See BIOTIN); 

 -gray hair factor (See PANTOTHENIC 

 ACID); -hemorrhagic factor (See VITAMIN 

 K); -neurltlc factor (See THIAMINE); 

 -pernicious anemia factor (See COBALA- 

 MIN); -rachitic factor (See VITAMIN D); 

 -scorbutic factor (See ASCORBIC ACID); 

 -sterUlty factor (See VITAMIN E);-xero- 

 phthalmia factor (See VITAMIN A) 



ANTIBIOTICS, 14 



ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA, 86. 87 



ANTILOPE CERVlCAPRA. 84. 85 



ANTIKETOGENESIS. 187 



ANTIMONY. 21, 148 



ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS, 105. 233 



AOUDAD. 84. 85 



APANOMYCES (SPP.). 42 



APE. 84. 85 



APHID, rose, 21 



APHRODITE ACULEATA, 201. 208 



APIS MELLIFERA. 26. 30 



APIUM (SPP. ). (See CELERY) 



APLYSIA LIMACINA. 200. 206 



APPLE. 83. 85. 87, 89, 90. 96. 97. 105,112, 



116. 117. 122. 129, 236 



APPLE NUGGETS, 129 



APRICOT. 112. 116, 117, 122, 129: seeds 

 of. 235 



APTENODYTES PATAGONICA 

 PATAGONICA, 90 



AQUATIC FUNGI, 19. 20 (See also FUNGI) 



ARABINOSE. 25, 26. 34. 38-41. 100. 101 



ARACHIDONIC ACID, functions, signs of de- 

 ficiency of. 163; stabUlty of. 141; In milk, 

 111; as a nutrient. 9, 28 67, 69 



ARACHIS HYPOGAEA. (See PEANUT) 



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