

CAROTIN 



THE PRINCIPAL NATURAL YELLOW 

 PIGMENT OF MILK FAT 



CHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RELATIONS OF 



PIGMENTS OF MILK FAT TO THE CAROTIN 



AND XANTHOPHYLLS OF GREEN 



PLANTS 



BY 



LEROY SHELDON PALMER, B.S. in Ch.E., M.A. 



SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 



REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF 



DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 



IN THE 



GRADUATE SCHOOL 



OF THE 



UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 



1913 



