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Subject Index 



Lactate dehydrogenase — cont. 



in yeast 233 



modification of 560, 561 



properties of 501-523, 535-538, 545-550 



reduction of cytochrome b., and c 554 



reduction of ferricyanide 501,550 



relationship with cytochrome bo 501- 

 523, 553-554 



structure of 502, 556, 557, 571 



substrate specificity 51 1, 512, 559 



various forms of in yeast 544-551 

 Lactate dehydrogenase I, composition and 

 properties of 544 



reaction properties of 546-547 

 Lactate dehydrogenase II, composition and 

 properties 545 



reaction properties of 547-550 

 Lactate dehydrogenase IH, reaction pro- 

 perties of 547-550 

 Leghaemoglobin, spectra of 105, 119, 123 

 Leucine aminopeptidase, digestion of cyto- 

 chrome c 383 

 Ligand field theory 53, 54, 61-63, 107 



of porphyrin complexes 1-9 

 terminology 1 3 

 Ligands, associated with phosphorylation 



608-610 

 Lipids, in cytochrome c oxidase 287-290 

 Liver cells, cytochromes in 473^76 

 Lysine, in cytochrome c 90 



in cytochrome 6, 503 



in haemoglobin 90 



in myoglobin 90 



in serum albumin 90 



in serum globulin 90 



Magnesium, incorporation into porphyrin 



c 214,215 

 Manganese haem complexes, equiUbrium 



constants 79 

 Mathematical properties of sequential 



enzyme systems 612-619 

 Mercaptoethanol, effect on iron incorpora- 

 tion into protoporphyrin 209 

 Mercaptoethanol-haem compounds, spectra 



of 75, 76 

 Mercury, combination with porphyrin 38 



incorporation into porphyrin c 215 

 Mesoferrohaemin, spectra of 162 

 Mesohaems, complexes of 74-76 

 Mesoporphyrin, physico-chemical behaviour 



of 30, 31-34 

 redox potential 54 

 spectra of 37, 167 

 Mesoporphyrin complexes, spectra of 72 

 Metal(s), content of nitrate reductase 



399 



Metal(s) — cont. 



effect on autoxidation of flavocy tochrome 

 b-i 530-531, 532 



in haemoprotein from purple bacteria 

 427-428 



reaction with prophyrins 38-40 

 Metal haemoglobin complexes, electronic 



structure 107, 108, 109 

 Metal ions, co-ordination with porphyrin 

 derivatives 211-213 



incorporation into porphyrin c 212-213 



interaction with porphyrins 32-33 

 Metal-porphyrins, bonding strength of 21 



charge distribution in 20-22 



electronic structure 1-9, 14 



electron transport properties of 9-12, 

 16-17 



extra Ugand in 54 



formation 38-40 



ligand field splitting in 62 



ligand field theory 1-9, 14, 54 

 terminology 1 3 



reactivity at periphery 28 



redox potentials of 56-79 



regular octahedral complexes 1 



role of metal in 19-28 



sitting-atop complex 38, 39 



spectra of 56-79 



structure of 19-20 



/ra/75-effect in 20 

 Metal porphyrin complexes, attachment to 

 serum albumin 177,178 



back-double bonding in 67 



co-ordination of 60-63 



electronic structure 59, 64-65 



electrostatic effects in 67 



electronegativity of metal in 73 



ligand acid dissociation constants 67 



ligand field stabilization energies in 67 



ligand field theory 61-63 



oxidation-reduction potentials 67-69 

 factors influencing 67-68 



redox potentials 67-69 



spectra of 59, 170 



spectra of, effect of co-ordination 63-64 



spin states 63, 64, 73-74 



valence bond theory 60-61 

 Methaemoglobin, modification of 84, 87 



spectra of 153, 160, 161 



standard potential 98 

 Methaemoglobin hydroxide, spectra, loca- 

 tion of maxima 153 

 Metmyoglobin, oxidation of 247 

 Mitochondria, additional DPN in 636-637 



cytochrome c oxidase content 270 

 Mitochrome, relation to cryptohaem a 

 334 



