1044 



SUBJECT INDEX 



Uctachloronai^ht.halene, effect on carotene 



conversion, 450 

 10,12-Octadecadienoic acid, 785 

 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, 785 (see also 



Linoleic acid) 

 Octadecanoic acid, dehydrogenation of, 96 

 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid (see y-Lino- 



lenic acid) 

 9, 11,13-Octadeoatrienoic acid (see Elaeo- 



stearic acid) 

 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, 785 (see 



also Linolenic acid) 

 Octadecenoic acids, activity in bacteria, 



890, 891 

 11-Octadecenoic acid, 798 

 12-Octadecenoic acid, growth promoting 



activity, 916 

 3,5-Octadienoic acid amide, metabolism, 



315 

 Octanal, 318 



Octanoic acid (see also Caprylic acid) 

 acetic acid from, 82, 137, 257 

 acetoacetate from, 21, 74, 86, 137, 



202, 258, 273 

 cholesterol from, 381 

 incorporation of C into glycogen, 221 

 ketone bodies from, 125, 275 

 lipoxidase action on, 114 

 oxidation by diaphragm, 196 

 by heart muscle, 195 

 by liver preparations, 101, 103, 104, 

 174, 202, 203 

 effect of choline, 250 

 2,4,6-Octatrienoic acid amide, metabolism, 



316 

 Octylsuccinate, utilization of, 309 

 Odd-carbon acids, acetate from, 258, 259 

 glycogen production and, 78, 214, 



215, 232 

 ketone bodies from, 125, 128-130 

 metabolism, 72, 77-79 

 oxidation in kidney, 195 

 succinate from, 308 

 Okrased oil, tocopherols in, 690 

 Oleahexacosane, 325 

 Oleahexadecadiene, 325 

 Oleanonadecadiene, 325 

 Oleaoctacosatetraene, 325 



Oleastane, 325 

 Oleatetracosane, 325 

 Oleatridecadiene, 325 

 Oleic acid, 45 



antibacterial action, 866, 868-871, 887, 



895 

 biopotency, 797, 798 

 biosynthesis, 24, 96, 796 



rate, 48 

 dehydrogenase action on, 118 

 effect on biotin requirements, 885, 887- 

 890, 896 

 on blood cholesterol, 392 

 on pyridoxine deficiency, 808, 883 

 on thj'rotoxicosis, 858 

 glycogen production and, 78, 220, 268 

 in egg, 42 

 in molds, 874 



lipoxidase action on, 112, 114 

 metabolism, 97 

 oxidation, 109, 313 

 preparation, 789, 790 

 Oleoglycerides, transformation of, 100 

 Oleo oil, coefficient of digestibility, 905 



tocopherols in, 691, 902 

 ( )leyl alcohol, metabolism of, 98 

 Olive oil, coefficient of digestibility, 905 

 EFA in, 827 



effect on alloxan diabetes, 862 

 effect on thyrotoxicosis, 859 

 growth-promoting action in bacteria, 



894 

 nutritional value, 910, 911, 913, 917 

 tocopherols in, 690, 691, 901 

 Olives, 318, 323, 325, 388 

 Omasum, ketogenesis in, 197 



volatile acids in, 255 

 Omental fat, 5 



Opsin, 452, 454, 548, 569-572 

 Ornithine, glucose from, 248 

 Orselhnic acid, cholesterol from, 387 

 Orthophosphate, uptake during fatty acid 



oxidation, 104 

 Orthopteroerythrin, 491 

 Osteoarthritis, and dietary fat, 897 

 Osteomalacia, 661, 662 

 Osteoporosis in hypervitaminosis D, 679 

 Ostreasterol, absorption of, 367, 368 



