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SIiRJF.rT INDEX 



Vitamins D (continued): 



inotabolism in tissues, G55-()57 



occurrence, 641-651 



production from provitamins, 6;J'J-641 



provitamins, 623-636 



requirements, 675-678 



structural reciuirements, 637-639 



toxic levels, 680, 681 



transport, 654, 655 

 Vitamin I);, formula, 638 



from ergostei'ol, 641 



in chicken, 634 



isolation, 624, 625 



toxic levels, 681 

 Vitamin Da, 625, 634 



ahsoi'ption, 654 



formula, 638 



identity, 637 



toxic levels, 681 

 Vitamin 1)4, 625 



identity, 637 

 Vitamin D5, identity, 637 

 Vitamin 10 (see Tocopherols) 

 Vitamins K, 751-781 



ahsorjjtion, 757-75'.), 774, 775, 777 



com])arative activity of active com- 

 pounds, 778, 779 



deficiency, 772-776 



dietary fat, and, 887 



effect on bacteria, 756 



historical, 751-753 



hypervitaminosis, 776-778 



hypervitaminosis A and, 771 



in blood coagulation, 761-771 



interaction with vitamin A, 608, 618, 

 619 



interaction with vitamin E, 736 



liver and utilization of, 775, 776 



occurrence, 754-757 



physiologic role, 761-772 



requirements, 779-781 



structure, 753, 754 



synthesis in g.i. tract, 759, 760 

 antibiotics and, 756 

 inhibition, 773, 774 



transport, 760, 761 

 Vitamin Ki, activity, 778, 779 



Vitamin K2, 752 



biopotency, 778, 779 

 in anunal tissues, 756 

 in bacteria, 755, 773 

 structure, 754 

 \'itamins, effect on VA'W reciuirements, 

 807, 808 

 on cholesterogenesis, 395-397 

 on lipogenesis, 40, 41 

 on transmethylation, 66, 67 

 requirements, effect of dietary fat, 878- 

 887 

 Vitellin, phospholipid in, 58 

 Vitex, 650 

 Vogan, 612 



W 



Walnut oil, coefficient of digestibility, 905 



EFA in, 827 

 Water-frog, carotenoids in, 430, 501 

 Water metabolism, in EFA deficiency, 189, 



795 

 Waxes, hydrocarbons in, 320, 321, 326, 327 



primary alcohols in, 321 



synthesis of cocceryl alcohol in, 326 

 Whale liver oil, j)rovitamit\ 1) in, 632 



vitamin A in, 485, 486, 499, 500 

 Wheat-germ oil, 325 



EFA in, 827 



effect on dermatitis, 922 



nutritional value of, 919 



provitamin D in, 628, 635 



tocoj^herols in, 684, (589-691, 901 

 White lupine, lipoxidase in, 110, 111 

 White muscle disease, 719 

 White mustard, 320, 321 

 Windaus keto-acid, 405 

 Work capacity, effect of dietary fat on, 

 849-851 



Xanthophane, 505 



Xantlioi)hyll, blood level in carotenemia, 



4()2 

 distribution, 477-481, 486, 487, 489-492, 



494, 495, 497, 500-502, 504, 505, 



512-515 



