Subject Index 



687 



Pneumococcus, transformation of 318 

 Polarized fluorescence 95 

 Polarized light, absolute asymmetrical 

 synthesis in 101-103 



photosynthetic influence of 176 

 Poliomyelitis virus 316 

 Polydehydroalanine, amino acids formed 



from 192-193 

 Polyglycine, action of aldehydes on 292 

 , condensation of aldehydes with 190-191 



formation of 189-190 

 Polymerization 439 

 Polymers 103 



configuration of 396 



formation of 46-48, 51, 52, 394, 395, 396 



isotactic and syndiatactic 174, 175 



structure of 394-396 

 Poly-metaphosphate 44 

 Poljmucleotide Phosphorylase 345-352 



stereochemistry of 346 

 Polynucleotides, biosynthesis of 349 



role of in cell 358, 359, 360 

 Polypeptide chains, configuration of 396- 



397 



synthesis of 218, 219, 220-221, 292 

 Polypeptides, in origin of enzymes 201 

 Polyphenol oxidase 564, 565, 566, 567 

 Polyphosphates, significance of 374, 375 

 Porifera, lipids and sterols in 508, 509 

 Porphobilinogen 643 

 Porphyr a tenera 409, 410 

 Porphyrin complexes 607 

 Porphyrins 644, 646 



biosynthesis of 532, 534, 608 



in formation of petroleum 90-91 



in photocatalysis 609-612 



in photosynthesis 213 



photoreduction of 608, 609-611 



synthesis of 647 

 Potassium, radioactive 115 

 Potato 565, 566 



Phosphorylase in 293 



ribonucleic acid changes in 408 

 Pre-Cambrian 76 



geological formations in 119 

 Pre-Cambrian strata, bituminous substances 



in III 

 Prolactin 514 

 Proline, composition of 249 



in plants 410 



peptide bonds in 233 



synthesis of 144 

 by light 141 

 Propionic acid, formed by electrical dis- 

 charge 125, 128 

 Prosobranchta 177 

 Protamines 250 



Proteases, effect of ribonucleic acid 47 1 

 Proteinases, inhibition of by ribonucleic 

 acid 471 



Protein(s), amino acids in 224-225, 227- 



228, 235, 409-411 

 amino acids in synthesis of 219 

 amino acid sequences in 379-380 

 as criterion of Ufe 78 

 association with lipids and nucleic acids 



500 

 catalytic structure 290-291 

 configuration of 396 

 continuity of 241-254 

 crystallization of 398 

 interparticulate forces in 393 

 effect of temperature on 655-656 

 egg 336 



enzyme activity in 289, 369 

 evolution of 579 



fibrous-globular transition in 389 

 folding of chains in 397 

 formation of bonds with nucleic acids 



492-493 

 importance of in asymmetric adsorption 



160 

 in cells 289, 290 

 in cell units 407 

 incorporation of amino acids into 276, 



277-280 

 in seeds 579 

 interaction of 472 

 interactions of molecules in 492 

 irradiation of 148-149 

 isomerism in 492 

 liver 337 



metabolic processes in simple 275-280 

 microheterogeneity of 470 

 milk 336 



molecular structure of 286 

 mutation in 352-354 

 origin of 200, 201, 202, 281-288, 294, 



369, 455-459 



and nucleic acids 361-367, 374, 375 

 reduplication of 248, 284-285 

 relationship with deoxyribonucleic acid 



375-376 

 replication of 219, 248, 439-440 



deoxyribonucleic acid in 351-352 

 reproduction of 248-250 

 role of nucleic acids in formation of 



282, 283, 285 

 serum 337 

 structure of 389, 397 

 peptide bonds in 233 

 similarities in 231-240 

 species differences 241-248 

 structure and function of 289 

 synthesis of 44, 46-48, 51, 52, 184-185, 



247-248, 256, 275, 376, 379-380, 394, 



395» 403-407, 432-433, 434, 455-459, 



581 



adenosine monophosphate in 365, 366 



adenosine triphosphate in 365 



cell structure and 460-465 



