SUBJECT INDEX 



Meadow fescue, 292 



Melanin, 222 



Melon, 24, 304 



Mesa dropseed, 292 



Mesobiloverdin, 217, 222 



Mesquite leaves, 292 



Methi, 292 



Metamorphosis, axolotl, 213 



P-Methylcrotonaldehyde in bio- 

 genesis of carotenoids, 64, 

 112, 127 



P-Methylcrotonic acid in biogenesis 

 of carotenoids, 111 



P-Methylcrotonic acid in biogenesis 

 of rubber, 65 



Metridine, 158-9, 162 



Micronutrients and carotene pro- 

 duction in tomatoes, 77 



Microsporogenesis, 90 



Milk fever, 243 



Milk of bitches, 247 



— of buffalo, 238, 242 



— of cows, 237-42 



— of elephants, 248 



— of ewes, 246 



■ — of guinea pigs, 245-6 



— of goats, 248, 280-1 



— of humans, 230-3, 242 



— of rats, 248 



— of whales, 198 

 Millet, 42-3, 296 



Milling, effect on carotenoid content 

 of cereals, 42 



Milt, 194 



Mineral oils and absorption of caro- 

 tenoids, 251 



Mineral oils in bacterial production 

 of carotenoids, 125 



Minerals and carotenoid produc- 

 tion, 42, 125-6, 140 



Mint, 292 



Molluscs, 175-8, 181-2, 186 



Molybdenum and carotenoid pro- 

 duction in fruit, 77 



Monitor, 



Monkey flowers, 72 



Morels, 104 



Mosaic resistance factor in tobacco 

 plants. 83 



Moss, 99 



Mouth mucus of fish, 192 



Mugwort, 292 



Mulberry, 296 



Mullein, pollen of, 53 



Muscle of cows, 244 



— of frogs, 212 



— of trout, 202 

 Musk, 296 



Musk melons, 30, 296 

 Mussels, 175-8 

 Mustard, 292 

 Mutants, algal, 74 



— fungal, 116-17 

 Mutatochrome, 15, 32, 34-8, 137, 



271 

 Mytiloxanthin, 162, 176-7 

 Myxoedema, 235 

 Myxorhodin a, 135 



— 3, 135 



Myxoxanthin (see echinenone) 

 Myxoxanthophyll, 136-7, 142-4 



Naphthoxyacetic acid, 42 

 a-Naphthylamine, 126 

 Napier grass (see elephant grass) 

 Narcissi, 52 



Nasal cavity of cows, 245 

 Nectarines, 40 

 Needle grass, 292 

 Neem, 292 

 Nemerteans, 166 

 Neo-P-carotene, 11 

 Neo-p-carotene-B, 11, 13 

 Neo-P-carotene-U, 11,13, 30 

 Neo- Y-carotene-P, 11-12 

 Neodiadinoxanthin, 135 

 Neodinoxanthin, 135 

 Neoperidinin, 135 

 Neofucoxanthin A, 131, 133 



— B, 131, 133 

 Neoxanthin, 14 

 Nerves of frogs, 211 



— of humans, 231 

 Neurons of sea slug, 180 



— of freshwater invertebrates, 201 

 Nettle, 8, 86, 292 

 Neuroptera, 222 

 Neurosporene, 28, 35-7, 54, 68-9, 



104, 108, 119, 124 

 New Zealand Spinach, 302 

 Newts, 211 

 Nickel and carotenoid production, 



77-8 

 Nitrogen sources and carotenoid 



production, 76-9, 111-14 

 Nomenclature of carotenoids, 2-5 

 Northern reed grass, 292 



Oak leaves, 217, 292 



Oat leaves, 20, 292 



— seedlings, 74, 78, 88-9, 296 



Ocean bed, 198-9 



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