ARANEA£. 2S3, 254 



ARBORVITAE. 105 



ARCHOSARGUS PROBATOCEPHALUS. 198. 105 



AROEA COCOI, 90 



ARGINASE. 151, 154. 165, 182 



ARGININE. In culture media (or bacteria. 100; 

 deficiency signs of. 164; excretion of. 209; 

 meUboUsxn of. 180. 183. 188; as a nutrient, 

 7. 17. 24. 35-37; In protein. 131; dally re- 

 quirement of. 23 



ARION EMPIRICORUM. 200. 206 



ARMADILLIDIUM (SPP.). 199. 206. 230 



ARMILLARIA MELLJ:A. 42 



ARNON'S SOLUTIONS. 95. 99 



ARSENIC, absorption. retenUon of. 148; excre- 

 tion of. 148, 214; toxicity of, 173; as a 

 nutrient, 5 



ARSEN1CAL.S. 14 



ARTEMIA SALINA. 230 



ARTHROPODA. 153. 198, 205. 230; (See also 

 specific arthropods) 



ARTICHOKE. Jerusalem. 96. 97 



ARTIODACTYLA, 84-87 



ARTOCARPUS INTEGRIFOLIA. 124. 126 



ARYLAMINES. 17 



ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES, 230, 231 



ASCIDIA, 152 



ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA, 234 



ASCO BOLUS (SPP. ), 42 



ASCOCHYTA PISI, 42 



ASCOIDEA RUBESCENS, 42 



ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM, 239 



ASCORBIC ACID, allowances of, 48-74; loss of 

 in cooking. 142; in culture media. 97; excre- 

 Uon of. 212; In foodstuffs. 109. 110. 122. 

 123; functions, deficiency and excess signs 

 of. 155. 156; production of by fungi. 215; in 

 mUlt. HI; as a nutrient. 10. 31. 32. 46. 

 47. 128-130: sources of. 93; stabUity of. 140; 

 In tropical and sub-tropical fruits. 126. 127 



ASCORBIC ACID OXIDASE. 153. 165 



ASELLUS AQUATICUS. 199. 206. 230 



ASH. in feedstuffs. 132, 134-137; in foodstuffs, 

 112-115; in tropical and sub-tropical fruits, 

 124, 125; In mUk, 111 



ASHBYA GOSSYPn, 42 



ASPARAGINE, in culture media, 98, 100; 

 metabolism of. 180; as a nutrient. 14. 17. 

 35, 37 



ASPARAGUS (ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS). 96. 



97, 112, 116. 117. 122. 128, 142 

 ASPARTATE, in culture media, 100; excretion 



of, 209: in foods, 131; metabolism of, 180, 

 183, 188, 189; as a nutrient, 7, 24, 36, 37; 

 daily requirements of, 23 



ASPARTIC ACID. (See ASPARTATE) 



ASPEN, quaking. 105 



ASPERGILLIC ACID, 219 



ASPERGILLUS (SPP.). 16. 17. 19. 20. 38. 42. 



98, 215-219. 238 

 ASTACUS (SPP. ). 199. 206. 230 

 ASTASIA (SPP.), 17, 18, 34, 35 

 ASTER, China, 105 

 ATAXIA, 153 

 ATHIORHODACEAE, 175 



ATP, formation of from ADP, 184-187, 189, 

 190; In meUboUc reactions, 184-190; as a 

 nutrient, 13; in plants, 166 



ATTAGENU3 (SPP.), 22, 24, 25, 27-29 



AUCHENLA VICUNNA, 196, 202 



AUREOMYCIN, 14 



AUROFUSARIN, 217 



AUROGLAUCIN, 217 



AUTOMERIS lO, 26 



AUXIN(S). 15 



AVENA SATIVA. (See OATS) 



AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA. 124. 126 



AVES, (See BIRDS) 



AVOCADO. 85. 87. 89. 112. 116. 117. 122, 124, 

 126, 129, 236 



AXEROPTHOL, (See VITAMIN A) 



AXIS MACULATUS, 86. 87 



AZOTOBACTER (SPP.). 5. 174, 240 



BABOON, 244 



BACILLUS (SPP.). (See also specific bacUli), 

 13, 19. 36. 46. 100. 101. 174. 220, 221. 240 



BACITRACIN. 14 

 BACON. 106. 109 



BACTERIA. 5-20. 36, 37. 46. 47. 100. 101. 

 174-176. 179. 192. 194. 220. 221, 240, 

 253, 254; (See also specific bacteria) 

 BADGER; Canadian, 82. 83 

 BAKER SOLUTION. 94 

 BALAENICEPS REX. 90 

 BALAENOPTERA (SPP:). 196. 202 

 BALSAM, garden. 105 

 BANANA. 82-86, 90, 112, 116, 117, 122, 



124, 126, 236 

 BANTAM CHICKEN, germ-free, 68 

 BARBITURASE, 181 

 BARBITURIC ACID, 181 

 BARIUM, 148 

 BARLEY; 85, 87, 89, 90, 105, 112. 116. 117. 



122. 129. 134. 138. 143. 233. 235 

 BASAL METABOLISM, of man. 241-243; of 

 cattle. 245. 246; of guinea pigs. 247; of 

 rats. 250; of vertebrates. 244 

 BASIDIOBOLUS (SPP. ). 42 

 BASIDIOMYCETES (SPP. ). 98 

 BASISPORIUM GALLARUM. 42 

 BAT, 196. 202 

 BEAN. 75. 76. 105. 112. 116. 117. 122, 



128, 130, 142 

 BEAR, 82, 83 

 BEE, honey, 26, 30 



BEEF, 93, 106, 109, 131. (See also specific 

 beef and veal products, as STEAK. HAM- 

 BURGER; (See also CATTLE) 

 BEET. 105. 112. 116. 117. 122. 128. 130. 

 134. 137-139. 142. 234; -pulp. 85-90; 

 -sugar. 130 

 BEETLE. 21. 22. 25. 27-29, 91, 92, 253, 254 

 BEGGIATOA, 19 

 BEGONIA (SPP.), 105 

 BEIJERINCK'S MEDIUM. 99 

 BENECKE'S MEDIUM. 99 

 BENZYLAMINE. 17 

 BERI-BERI. symptoms, 162, 163 

 BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA. (See BRAZIL 



NUT) 

 BERYLLIUM, 148 

 BETA-OXIDATION, 187-188 

 BETA VULGARIS, 112, 116, 117, 122, 128, 



130, 234 

 BETAINE, 156, 219 

 BIBOS FRONTALIS, 86, 87 

 BICARBONATE, 18, 149 

 "BIFIDUS", factor. 14 

 BILE, 147-149; -acids. 187; -salts. 179 

 BILIRUBIN, 213 

 BIOCYTIN, 10 

 BIOS 1, (See INOSITOL) 

 BIOS II, (See BIOTIN) 



BIOTIN, daily allowances of, 48-74; in cul- 

 ture media, 98, 100; in synthetic diets, 91; 

 excretion of, 212; (unctions, deficiency 

 and excess signs of, 156, 164; in Krebs 

 Cycle, 189; in milk. 111; as a nutrient. 10, 

 20, 29-31, 42-47; sUbUity of, 140 

 BIRDS, 90, 153, 154, 182, 183, 197, 203; 



(See also specific birds) 

 BISMUTH, 148 

 BISON, 84, 85 

 BISULFITE, 19 



BLACKBERRY, 112, 11,6. 117. 122 

 BLACKBUCK. 84. B5 

 BLAKESLEA TRISPORA. 38. 42 

 BLASTOCLADIA PRINGSHEIMII. 38. 42 

 BLASTOCLADIALES. 19. 20 

 BLASTOMYCES (SPP.). 42. 238 

 BLATTA ORIENTAHS. 230 

 BLATELLA GERMANICA. 8. 22. 24. 25. 



27-29. 91. 92 

 BLOOD, 104. 222: -cells, 192, 222, 226; 

 -flour and meal. 132. 133: -globulin, 192; 

 -plasma. 192; -pressure, 153 

 BLOWFLY. 26. 30. 198. 205 

 BLUEBERRY. 105. 112. 116. 117. 122. 129 

 BLUEGRASS. 105, 144 

 BLUEGRASS HAY, 136, 138 

 BODO (SPP.), 201, 208 

 BODY SURFACE AND WEIGHT, 241. 244. 

 I 246; (See also Metabolism) 



BOLETUS (SPP. ). 42 • 



BOMBARDIA LUTEA. 42 



BOMBYX MORI. 21. 199. 205 



BONE. 147-154; -marrow. 192. 222; -meal, 



82-89. 104. 132. 133. 143 

 BONGO. Eastern. (Boocercus eurycerus 



isaaci). 84, 85 

 BORIC ACID. 95. 97-99 

 BORON, deficiency signs of. 167, 168, 170; 



functions of, 165; as a nutrient. 5. 32. 33, 



173. 175; and soil pH. 172; toxicity signs 



of. 167 

 BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS. 86. 87 

 BOTRYOTINIA CONVOLUTA. 42 

 BOTRYTIS (SPP. ). 38. 42. 216 

 BOUNCING BET. 233 

 BOWFIN, 197. 204 

 BRAIN, -cortex. 224; -protein. 22; -tissue, 



225. 227 

 BRAN. 82-89 

 BRASSICA OLERACEA. (See COLLARD. 



KALE. BROCCOLI. CABBAGE. BRUSSELS 



SPROUTS) 

 BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS. (See RUTABAGA) 

 BRASSICA RAPA. (See TURNIP) 

 BRAZIL NUT. 112. 116. 117. 122 

 BREAD. 82-84. 89. 90 

 BRETTANOMYCES BRUXELLASIS. 42 

 BREVILEGNEA GRACILIS. 19 

 BREWER'S YEAST. 92. 134. 138 

 BROADBEAN. 233. 235 

 BROCCOLI, 112. 116. 117. 122. 142 

 BROMEGRASS HAY. 136. 138 

 BROMINE(IDE). absorption, retention of, 



149; excretion of. 149. 214; as nutrient, 5; 



metabolism of. 150 

 BROMOTYROSINE. di-. 5 

 BROWSE. 84-89 



BRUCELLA (SPP.). 36. 37. 46. 174 

 BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 112. 116. 117. 122. 



142 

 BRYOPHYLLIUM (SPP.). 233 

 BRYOPHYTA. 237 

 BUCKWHEAT. 96. 97. 105 

 BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. 129 

 BUFFALO. African. 84, 85 

 BUG. 199. 205. 230 

 BULB(S). 234 



BULGARIA INQUINANS. 42 

 BULL SPERM. 229 

 BULLOCKSHEART. 124. 126 

 "BURNING FEET" SYNDROME. 161 

 BUTANE. 18 

 BUTANEDIOL. 220 

 BUTANOL. 34. 220, 221 

 BUTTER, 93, 106, 109 

 BUTTER-FAT, 27 

 BUTTERFISH, 83, 90 

 BUTTERFLY (SPP,), 25 

 BUTTERMILK, 106, 109, 132. 133, 143 

 BUTYL ALCOHOL. (See BUTANOL) 

 BUTYLENE. 18 



BUTYLENE GLYCOL. 215. 220. 221 

 BUTYRATE. production of by bacteria, 221; 



inetabolism of, 187; as a nutrient, 35 

 BUTYRIC ACID, (See BUTYRATE) 

 BYSSOCHLAMIC ACID, 215 

 BYSSOCHLAMYS FULVA, 215, 216 



CABBAGE, 85, 87, 89. 93. 96. 97. 105. 112. 



116. 117. 122. 128. 142. 168. 169 

 CACHEXIA. 153. 154 

 CADAVERINE. 180 

 CADMIUM. 148 

 CAFFEINE, n, 17 

 CALCIFEROL. (See also VITAMIN D). 



daily allowances of. 46-74; as a 



nutrient. 28; stability of. 140 

 CALCIUM, absorption, retention of. 147; 



daily allowances of. 48-74; loss of in 



cooking. 142; deficiency of. 167. 168. 



170; deficiency of and reproduction. 164; 



excretion of. 214; in feedstuffs. 133. 



138; in foodstuffs. 109. 110. 116, 118, 



120; function of in higher plants. 165; 



metabolism of. 150; In milk. Ill; as a 



nutrient. 5. 21. 32. 33. 40. 41. 174.175: 



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