INDEX 



321 



Creatinine, in urine, 167 

 Cretinism, 200 



Cyanhydrin synthesis of carbohy- 

 drates, 36 

 Cystin, bacterial destruction of, 150 



D 



Deficiency diseases, 198 

 Derived proteins, 109-1] 3 

 Dextrin, 34 



general properties of, 59 



in salivary digestion, 129 

 Dextrose (See Glucose) 

 Diabetes mellitus, 185 

 Diet, choice of, 118 

 Digestion, general purpose of, 126 



in intestine, 141-150 



in mouth, 126-130 



in stomach, 131-140 

 Disaccharides, 34, 54-57 



E 



Eck's fistula, 163 



Edestin, 96 



Eggs, composition of, 117 



Elastin, 97 



Elements in body, 21-26 



Emulsification, 64 



Emulsions, importance of, 65 



Energy exchange, 191 



Energy requirements, 194 



Enterokinase, 148 



Enzymes, 44-49 



Enzymes vs. ' ' Ferments, ' ' 46 



Erepsin, intestinal, 148 



pancreatic, 144 



Ethereal sulphates in urine, 171 

 Excretion, general, 155 

 Extractives, 19, 20 

 Extractives in brain, 120 



Fats, 62-69 



absorption of, 154 

 acetyl equivalent, 68 

 acrolein test for, 66 

 amounts in body, 19, 62 

 composition of, 62 

 detection, 66 

 distribution, 62 

 emulsification of, 64 

 formula of, 63 

 general properties, 64 



Fats Cont 'd 



identification of, 66 



iodine number, 67 



melting points of, 67 



metabolism of, 189, 190 



rancid, 66 



Reichert-Meissl number, 67 



saponification equivalent, 67 



saponification of, 65 



sources of, in body, 190 



storage of, 189 



volatile fatty acids in, 67 

 Fatty acids,. 62 



formed from carbohydrates, 42 

 Feces, composition and amount, 150 

 Fehling's test, chemistry of, 40 

 Fibrinogen, properties, 96 

 Field of physiological chemistry, 17 

 Fluorine, 21, 26 

 Food accessories, 197 

 Food, definition of, 114 

 Foods, heat equivalent of, 193 



specific dynamic action of, 194 

 Foodstuffs, 114-119 

 Formic acid, from carbohydrates, 38 

 Fructose, 28, 34 



conversion to other sugars, 37 



distinction from glucose, 52 



distribution, 52 

 Fruit sugar (See Fructose) 

 Fruits, value as foods, 118 

 Furfurol, formed from carbohy- 

 drates, 39 



G 



Galactose, 34, 52 



formation from glucose, 37 

 Gall stones, 147 

 Gastric digestion, 131-140 

 Gastric juice, 134 



cause of flow, 132 

 Gastrin, 133 

 Gelatine, properties of, 97 



in diet, 180 

 Gliadin, 96 

 Glo.bulins, 73, 95 

 Glucosamine, 53 

 Glucose, 34, 51 



conversion to other sugars, 37 



formula of, 28 



in blood, 153 



in normal urine, 159 



ultimate fate, 186-187 



