SUBJECT INDEX 



1035 



Ketosis, 119-122, 124, 172 (see also Keto- 

 nuria ) 

 conditions resulting in, 139-146 

 effect of age, 154, 155 



of diet, 157, 158 



of sex, 155, 156 



of species, 146-154 

 in cattle, 147-150 

 effect on blood carotene, 467 



on vitamin A, 474 

 in fowl, 153 

 in goats, 152 

 in sheep, 150-152 

 in swine, 152 

 a-Ketovaleric acid, oxidation, 106 



ketogenicity of, 130 

 j8-Ketovaleric acid, oxidation, 303 

 7-Ketovaleric acid, 304 

 Kidney, acetate metabolism in, 254 

 acetoacetate formation in, 20, 21 



oxidation, 197 



reaction with glucose, 218, 219 

 alcohol dehydrogenase in, 452 

 arachidonate in, 183 

 benzene elimination by, 328, 329 

 branched-chain acids utilization, 299, 



300 

 cholesterol oxidation in, 412 



synthesis, 394, 397 

 citrate formation in, 276, 279 

 citrogenase in, 167 

 condensing enzyme in, 170 

 fat synthesis in, 17 

 fatty acid biosynthesis in, 1 1 



dehydrogenase in, 119 



even vs. odd oxidation, 195 



oxidizing system in, 79, 82, 104, 106, 

 110, 195, 303 



unsaturated oxidation, 201 

 hydroxy acids metabolism, 93 



oxidation, 302 

 in hj-pervitaminosis D, 680 

 in vitamin A metabolism, 554 

 ketone bodies synthesis, 193, 197 

 lesions and dietary fat, 897 

 nephrosis, role of tocopherol, 732 

 phospholipid sj-nthesis, 50, 51, 53, 54, 

 59, 61, 67 



Kidney (continued): 



pyruvate oxidation, 259, 260 

 squalene elimination from, 325 

 tocopherols in, 696 



vitamin A in, 446, 495, 501, 511, 518, 

 519, 530 

 effect of sex, 525 

 esterase, 433 

 vitamin D in, 655, 656 



effect on phosphate resorption, 667, 

 668 

 Kitol, 500 



as detoxication product, 535, 536 

 biopotency, 535 

 Kitolz, 535 



Knoop's experiment, 72, 73 

 Koprosterin, 369 



Krebs cycle, acetate oxidation via, 120, 

 222, 233, 271, 274-277 

 acetone oxidation via, 182 

 dicarboxylic acids in, 305, 306 

 fatty acid oxidation, and, 102-105, 



110, 169 

 ketone bodies oxidation and, 166-172, 



179 

 ketonuria, and, 121, 143, 164, 172 

 tricarboxylic acids in, 314 

 Kupffer cells, vitamin A in, 520 



Lacertofulvin, 502, 505 

 Lactate, 301 



effect of diabetes on use of, 35 

 from gh'cerol, 209 

 ketolytic effect of, 173, 174 

 Lactation, effect of cycle on vitamin A in 

 milk, 558, 559 

 effect of dietarj- fat on, 846 

 effect of EFA on, 820-822 

 fat synthesis during, 18 

 glycerol synthesis during, 45, 40 

 ketonemia and, 148, 152 

 nutritional value of fat and, 916, 917 

 Lacteals, 3 



Lactose, as glycerol precursor, 46, 47 

 from propionate, 289 

 ketolytic effect of, 172, 173 

 role of fats in metabolism, 876 



