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SUBJECT INDEX 



Borneo tallow, "association ratio" of 

 fatty acids in, 218, 220 



composition, 206, 218 



glyceride composition, 232, 233 



oleodipalmitin from, 210 



oleodistearin from, 210 

 a-Boswellic acid, in ^-amyrin group, 391 



in olibanum, 384 



interconversion, 388, 389 

 ;3-Bos\vellic acid, 384 



in o-amyrin group, 391 

 Rottlo-tree leaves, carotenes in, 520 

 Bouandja kernel fat, glyceride composi- 

 tion, 232, 233 

 Boxthorn berries, zeaxanthin ester in, 



562, 563 

 Brain, a- and j8-cephalin in, 410, 445 



cerebrosides in, 473 



cholesterol in, 325 



diphosphoinositide from, 452, 453 



ergosterol in, 356 



ganglioside from, 502 



a- and )3-gIj'cerophosphate from, 433 



a- and )3-lecithin in, 410, 418 



provitamin D in, 747 



sphingomyelin in, 465, 466 



vitamin A in, 684 

 Brand-Sperry method for cerebrosides, 



502 

 Brassicasterol, 353, 354 

 Brassicasteryl acetate, 354 

 Brassidamide, melting point, 139 

 Brassidic acid, oxidation, 158 



parachor, 106 



surface tension, 106 

 Brassidic anhydride, melting point, 135 

 Brassylic acid, discovery, 42 



physical constants, 49 

 Brazil nut oil, composition, 200 

 Bream, vitamins Ai and A2 in, 679 

 Brein as probable triterpene, 386 

 Bromostearic acid, angles of inclination, 

 92 



axial dimensions, 92 



structure, 92 

 Bromskov rat unit, for vitamin E, 820 

 Bruckner method for cerebrosides, 502 

 Brussels sprouts, n-hentriacontane in, 403 



n-nonacosane in, 403 

 Buckeye, carotenes in, 518 

 Buckthorn berries, zeaxanthin ester in, 

 563 



Buffalo 



body fat composition, 221 

 random distribution and, 226 



milk fat composition, 195 

 random distribution and, 222 

 Burmaster method for colamine, 448 

 Buir-clover, carotenes in, 520 

 Butanedioic acid (see Succinic acid) 

 7?-Butanol (see Butyl alcohol) 

 Butanoic acid (see Butyric acid) 

 Butia palm, pro-7-carotene in, 541, 624 



prolycopene in, 546, 624 

 Butter 



carotene in, 525 



f-carotene in, 542 



cholesterol in, 326 



constants, 236 



cryptoxanthin in, 550 



ergosterol in, 356 



glyceride composition, 232, 233 



lutein in, 558 



lycopene in, 545 



oleodipalmitin from, 210 



palmitodistearin from, 210 



tests for adulteration, 246 



tocopherols in, 803, 804 



vitamin A in, 685-687 

 Butterburr, carotenes from, 518 

 Buttercup 



flowers, carotenes in, 521 

 o-carotene epoxide in, 537 

 flavochrome in, 537 

 flavoxanthin in, 568, 570 

 lutein in, 557 

 lutein epoxide in, 561 

 taraxanthin in, 570 



leaves, carotenes in, 519 

 Butyl alcohol, boiling point, 307 



density, 307 



refractive index, 307 

 Butylhydroxyanisole, antioxidant activ- 

 ity, 296 

 Butyl oleate, specific gravity, 101 

 Butyl palmitate, melting point, 119 

 Butyramide, melting point, 138 

 Butyric acid, content in milk fat, 194, 195 



discovery, 12 



failure to deposit in animal fat, 237 



melting point, 50 



molecular volume, 102 



physical constants, 45 



