SUBJECT 



disproportionality in reactions cat- 

 alyzed by, 29-30 

 host-, 49 



antigens, metabolic action on, 49, 



53-61 



foreign proteins, resistance of, 53 



immune reactions, a comparison, 



144-147, 153-159,204- 



213 



inhibition by antibody, mechanism 



of, 209-213 

 inhibition by enzymes, 183-185 

 inhibition by viruses, 183-185 

 inhibitor complex, 158 

 inhibitors (formation of), 160-174, 



170-180 

 molecular weight, smallest unit of, 



106, 114 

 precursors, a critical evaluation, 



105-112 

 prosthetic groups, role of, 38 

 protein molecule, specificity of, 38 

 oxidative (respiratory), 363-397 

 stereoisomeric specificity of, 151- 



153 

 zone behavior, 158 

 Epinephrine, 412 



antihistamines, effect on, 422, 426 

 histamine, effect on the liberation 

 of, 412 

 Ergotamine, 426 

 Escherichia coli, amino acid oxidase, 



375 

 Eserine, 421 



cholinesterase, as inhibitor of, 421, 

 423 

 Eserinization and anaphylaxis, 424- 



427 

 Esterification, acid catalyzed, 21, 23 

 Esters 



hydrolysis, acid-base catalyzed, 21 

 Ethoxylion, 19 

 as base, 20 

 as catalyst, 20 



INDEX 



Fat 



531 



catabolism in gas-gangrene, 359, 



361 

 embolism in gas-gangrene, 361 

 Fermentation, 364 

 Fermentoid, 187 

 Ferritin, 5 1 

 apoferritin, 51 



organ specificity, absence of, 51 

 species specificity, 51 

 Fertilization 



cross, 100, 101, 103 



genetic changes ensuing, 100, 

 101, 103 

 Fibrin, 50 (see also Clotting) 

 clot formation, plasma, 278-303 

 digestion products of, 264-266 

 fibrinogen -^ fibrin, 279, 280-285 

 chemical mechanism of, 280-285 

 2 SH ^ -S-S-, role in, 282-285 

 naphthoquinone derivatives, ac- 

 tion of, 284 

 reducing substances, inhibition 

 by, 283 

 fibrinolysin, action of, 271-275, 



281 

 lysis of, 271-275 

 properties of, 280 

 structure of, 281 

 Fibrinogen, 50, 278-303 (see also 

 Clotting) 

 antibody against, 50 

 conversion into fibrin, 50 

 enzymatic nature of, 280 

 by organic substances, 283-284 

 papain, role in, 279 

 2-SH ;=i -S-S-, role in, 282-285 

 digestion products of, 264-266 

 dimension of, 280 

 molecular weight of, 280 

 properties of, 50, 280 

 serological specificity of, 50 



