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SUBJECT INDKX 



Specific rotation (continued) : 

 of provitamins D, 749 

 of psycliosine sulfate, 491 

 of sitosterols, 350 

 of sitosterol esters, 350 

 of sphingomyelin, 457 

 of sphingosine, 463 

 of tocopherols, 815, 816 

 of vitamin D2, 779 

 of vitamin D3, 780 

 of vitamin D4, 780 

 Specific volume of fatty acids, 101 

 Spectral absorption (see Spectroscopy) 

 Spectroscopy, of carotenoids, 602, 606-619 

 Sperm oil, rate of enzymic hydrolysis, 



275 

 Sperm whale oil, alcohols in, 308, 311 



composition, 372, 373 

 Spermaceti, 308 

 composition, 371 

 oleyl alcohol in, 311 

 Sphingomyelin, 454-466 

 definition, 4 

 distribution, 465, 466 

 hydrolysis products, 460-465 

 preparation, 456-458 

 properties, 459, 460 

 structure, 454-456 

 tests for, 458, 459 

 Sphingosine, 461-463 

 derivatives, 464 



from cerebronyI-A''-sphingosine. 493 

 from ganglioside, 504 

 from psychosine, 490 

 from sphingomyelin, 460 

 properties, 463 

 structure, 463 

 Sphingosine fats (see Lignocerylsphin- 



gosine jatty acid esters) 

 Sphingosol, from sphingosine. 464 

 Spider crab, astacene in, 587 



astaxanthin in, 590 

 Spinach, carotenes in, 520, 536 

 n-hentriacontane in, 403 

 lutein in, 556 

 provitamins D in, 747 

 vitamin Ki in, 831 

 Spinal cord, cholesterol in, 325 



ergosterol in, 356 

 Spinasterol, 354, 355 

 Spindle-tree, zeaxanthin in, 522, 562 

 Sphingine, from sphingosine, 464 

 Sphingol, 460 



Spirilloxanthin, 586 



properties, 605 

 Spleen, /3-carotpne in, 525 

 cerebrosides in, 473 

 cholesterol in, 325 

 ganglioside from, 502, 503 

 glycerophosphatase in, 434 

 lignocerylsphingosine in, 460 

 man, tocopherols in, 802 

 of pigs, batyl alcohol in, 393 

 of rat, tocopherols in, 799, 800 

 l)rovitamin D in, 747 

 sphingomyelin in. 465, 466 

 vitamin A in, 684 

 Sponges, astacene in, 588 

 a-carotene in, 535 

 /3-carotene in, 525 

 7-carotene in, 542 

 clionasterol in, 347 

 echinenone in, 592 

 microcionasterol in, 348 

 poriferasterol in, 347 

 spongosterol in, 327, 347 

 sterols from, 327, 347, 348 

 Spongosterol, in .sponges, 327, 347 



structure, 347 

 Squalene, as a triterpene, 390, 391, 402 

 in fish liver oils, 400 

 in olive oils, 401 

 in vegetable oils, 247, 248 

 reactions, 401, 402 

 structure, 401 

 Squash, carotenes in, 520, 523 

 o-carotenes in, 535 

 leaves, carotenes in, 518 

 lutein in, 557 

 phytofluene in, 662 

 violaxanthin in, 567 

 Stanek method for chohne, 430 

 Standards for vitamins D, 781, 782 

 Stannic chloride, reaction with vitamin A 



732 

 Starfish, stellasterol in, 348 

 Stearaldehyde, constants, 128 

 Stearamide, melting point, 138 

 Stearic acid 



absorption spectrum, 77, 78, 80 

 axial dimensions and angle of inclina- 

 tion, 92 

 boihng point, 110 

 content, in animal fats, 184-195 

 in human fats, 192-194 



