SUBJECT INDEX 



Acetic acid in carotenogenesis, 110- 

 11, 139 



Acetic acid in synthesis of rubber, 65 



Acetoacetic acid in rubber synthesis, 

 65 



Acetonaemia, 243 



Acetone in synthesis of rubber, 65 



Acid-fastness of bacteria in relation 

 to carotene content, 128 



Actinarians, 156 



Actinida, 294 



Actinioerythin, 157-8, 181-5 



Action spectra, 88-9 



Action spectrum of carotene des- 

 truction, 74 



Action spectrum of chlorophyll syn- 

 thesis, 74 



Action spectrum of photoelectric 

 electric effect in plants, 89 



Action spectra of phototropic res- 

 ponses, 88-9 



Adrenals, cow, 244 



— goat, 248-9 



— human, 231 

 Agathi, 289 

 Albino maize, 89 

 Alder, pollen of, 53 

 Alfalfa {see lucerne) 

 Alkali dropseed, 289 

 Algae, 128-48 



Algal deposits, 209-10 



Alligators, 225 



Alpine plants, 22 



Alumina gel, 251 



Aluminium and carotenoid produc- 

 tion, 77 



Amaranth, 289 



Amido-N in seeds, 70 



Amino acid-N in seeds, 70 



Amino acids and carotenogenesis, 

 112-13 



Ammocoete larvae, 203 



Ammonia-N in seeds, 70 



Ammonium salts and caroteno- 

 genesis, 76 



Amphibia, 210-13 



Amphipods, 168, 201, 204 



Anaerobic bacteria, 119 



Anascosporogeneous yeasts {see 

 yeasts) 



Androgamones, 208-9 



Andropogon, 289 



Aneurin in seeds, 71 



Aneurin deficiency and caroteno- 

 genesis, 115, 127 



Angler fish, 193 



Anhydroeschscholtzxanthin, 47 



Anhydro vitamin A, 273 



Anatto seeds, 43 



Annelids, 166, 184-6 



Antelopes, 245 



Antheraxanthin, 32, 36-7, 50-1, 198 



Aphanin {see echinenone) 



Aphanizophyll, 136-7, 142-4 



Apocarotenoids, 2 



a-apo-8-carotenal, 270 



p-apo-8-carotenal, 4, 104-5, 270 



p-apo-12'-carotenal, 270 



Apple tree mite, 225 



Apples, 39, 294, 304, 306 



— pollen of, 53 



Apricots, 26, 30, 40, 294, 304 



Arachidonic acid, 94 



Arachnids, 225 



Arginase, 249 



Arils, 42 



Arterial cord blood, 232 



Artherosclerotic aortae, 231 



Arthropods, 167-73, 181, 186 



Artichokes, 8 



Aschelminthes, 166, 184-5 



Ascorbic acid, 85, 252 



Asparagine as N scource for caro- 

 tenoid production, 111, 

 126-7, 139 



Asparagus, 11, 289, 294 



Asses, 247 



Astacin, 168-9 



Astaxanthin, 100, 120-1, 124-5, 129, 

 135, 137, 142-4, 146, 156, 

 159-62, 167-75, 181-5, 

 189-93, 195-8, 201-8, 218- 

 25, 259-60, 263, 266, 286-7 



Aster, 53, 289 



Asteric acid {see astaxanthin) 



Asteriods, 161-2 



Atheromatous fat, 231 



Aurochrome, 47-51, 107, 271 



Australian beard grass, 289 



Autumn carotenes, 22-3 



Autumn leaves, 1, 22-3 



Auxin, 74 



Auxin-a-lactone, 87, 118 



Avocado pears, 24, 294, 304 



Axolotl, 211,213, 282 



Ayrshire cattle, 239, 242 



Azarfrin. 2 



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