Subject Index 



681 



Genetics, in origin of life 380-381 

 Germanium, relationship with carbon 80 

 Gilsonites, composition of 92, Fig. 3 

 Globia 336 



y-Globulin, amino acids in 236 

 Glucose, in plant metabolism 566 



nitrate reduction by 556 



oxidation of 590 

 Glutamic acid, amination of 547 



composition of 249 



in bacteria 226 



in nitrogen metaboUsm 546 



in plants 410 



synthesis of 144, 145, 195, 535 

 by electrical discharge 125, 156 

 by light 142 

 by ultraviolet light 153, 154 



thermal treatment of 259 



transformation of 529, 530 

 Glutamine 578 



in protein synthesis 538-539 



nitrogen in 549, 550, 551, 552 



peptide bonds in 233 



synthesis of 548, 549 

 Glutathione, content of 575-576 

 Gluten, structure of 500 

 Glycine 644 



composition of 249 



deamination of 540, 541 



in haemoglobin 508 



in plants 410 



in protein synthesis 219 



peptide bonds in 233 



synthesis of 144, 151, 193, 624 



by electrical discharge 125, 128, 130, 



156, 282 

 by light 141 

 by ultraviolet light 138, 153, 154 



transformation of 529, 530 

 Glycylglycine, formation of 257 

 Glycogen 581 



Glycolic acid, formed by electrical dis- 

 charge 125, 128, 130 

 Glycolysis 566, 569 



in animal metabolism 569 



in plants 566, 570 

 Glycolytic system 413 

 Glyoxylase 207 



Glyoxyhc acid, catalysis with 432 

 Golgi bodies, formation of 49, 50 

 Grahamites, composition of 92, Fig. 3 

 Gramicidin, amino acids in 236 

 Gramicidin S 229 

 Granites, chemical analysis of 28 

 Graphite, composition of 92, Fig. 3 

 Grass, amino acids in proteins of 410 

 Guanine, in bacteria 324, 325, 328 

 Guanosine diphosphate 347, 354 

 Guanosine monophosphate 347 

 Guanosine triphosphate 354 

 Guanylic acid, in bacteria 324, 326, 328 



Guinea-pigs, cysteine and methionine in 

 573-574 



Haem 642, 643, 645-646 



relationship with chlorophyll 212 

 Haematoporphyrin 610 

 Haemoglobin(s) 505, 507 



abnormal 222 



amino acids in 221, 222, 239 



amino acid sequences in 508 



in various species 506 



molecular weights of 508 



peptides in 239 



sickle cell 245 



species differences in 228, 244-245 



structure of 220 

 HaemophiUa 246 

 Helices, formation of 391 

 HeUum, from radioactive decay 29 



geochemical origin of 89-90 



in atmosphere 57, 58, 63 

 Hen, cytochrome c in 242 



hypertensin in 243-244 

 Heterotrophic photoassimilation 521-525 

 Heterotrophs, primaeval 209 

 Hexamethylenetetramine 183 

 Hippuric acid, formation of 257 

 Histidine, composition of 249 



in plants 410 



peptide bonds in 233 



synthesis of 143, 145, 193 

 Histone, protamine conversion in 252-253 

 Homogeny 506 



Homolactic acid fermentation 595, 596 

 Homopolar forces 393 

 Homoserine, synthesis of by light 141 

 Horse, cytochrome c in 242 

 Horse radish 564 



peroxidase prepared from 445 

 Hot springs, flora of 652, 653, 655 

 Humins, in plants 410 

 Hydrocarbons, associated with oil 89, 90 



formation of 59, 65, no, in, 118 



in Devonian rocks 112 



in meteorites 72, 73 



in primaeval Earth 74 



vertical range of 87-89, 91 

 Hydrocyanic acid, formation of 173 

 Hydroformalation 131 

 Hydrogen, effect of supersonic vibrations 

 on 172, 173 



escape of 213 



escape of from Earth 9, 17 



escape of from Mars 2 1 



escape of from Venus 20 



formation of 59, 118 



formation of organic compounds from 123 



geochemical origin of 89-90 



in atmosphere 62, 63-64, 109, no, 114, 

 134 



