CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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.ENZYMES AND THEIR ACTION i 



CHAPTER II 

 CARBOHYDRATES *9 



CHAPTER III 

 v SALIVARY DIGESTION 53 



CHAPTER IV 

 PROTEINS: THEIR DECOMPOSITION AND SYNTHESIS ...> 62 



CHAPTER V 

 PROTEINS: THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES 92 



CHAPTER VI 

 NUCLEIC ACIDS AND NUCLEOPROTEINS 122 



CHAPTER VII 



GASTRIC DIGESTION 137 



CHAPTER VIII 

 GASTRIC ANALYSIS 150 



CHAPTER DC 

 FATS 179 



CHAPTER X 



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 PANCREATIC DIGESTION . 188 



CHAPTER XI 



~s INTESTINAL DIGESTION 198 



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CHAPTER XII 



\ BILE . . .. . 205 



CHAPTER XIH 

 PUTREFACTION PRODUCTS 215 



CHAPTER XIV 



FECES , 224 



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