INDEX 



947 



Proteins, amino acid content of, rela- 

 tive, table of, 97. 



absorbed, fate of, in blood, 104. 

 amino acids or "building stones" of, 



84. 



aromatic amino acids, 89. 



compounds of, 93, 94. 



compounds of, possible, number 



of, 95. 



diamino acids, 88. 



dibasic mono-amino acids, 86. 



fate of, in the body, table sum- 

 marizing, 115. 



of non-nitrogenous fraction of, 



107. 



in the tissues, 105. 



heterocyclic amino acids, 90. 

 hydroxy- and thio-a-amino acids, 



87. 



monobasic mono-amino acids, 84. 



number of, 95.. 



role of in structure of protein 



molecule, 91. 



amount of, required in diet, 392. 



blood, 427. 



blood serum, 428. 



of brain, 467. 



cell, action of light on, 891. 



in cerebrospinal fluid, 471. 



classification of, 81. 



conjugated, 82. 



derived, 82. 



simple, 82. 



coagulation and denaturalization of, 

 100. 



conjugated, 82. 



decomposition of, by bacteria, 

 tryptophan, 682. 



tyrosin, 681. 



denaturalization of, 100. 



derived, 82. 



digestion of, 101. 



digestion of, absorption of products 

 of, from the gastro-intestinal canal, 

 103. 



schematic illustration of, in the 

 gastro-intestinal canal, 103. 



elementary composition of, 81. 



function of, in diet, 121. 



general nature of products of bac- 

 terial growth, arising from utiliza- 

 tion of carbohydrates and, for en- 

 ergy, 669. 



incomplete, 122. 



Abderhalden's experiments on, 



123, 124, 125. 

 definition of, 125. 



Hopkins and Willcock's experi- 

 ments with, 125, 126. 



Proteins, incomplete, Osborne and 

 Mendel's experiments illustrating 

 physiological value of amino acids, 

 127, 128, 129. 

 - influence of, on metabolism, 130. 



intravenous feeding of, 817. 



of the liver, 463. 



and their metabolism. See Meta- 

 bolism, protein. 



of muscles, 459. 



precipitating reactions of, 99. 



precipitation of, relative influence 

 of anions and actions on, 100. 



reactions of, Adamkiewicz-Hopkins- 

 Cole, 98. 



-Biuret, 96. 



color, 96. 



Millon's, 98. 



- Molisch, 98. 



precipitating, 99. 



sulphur-lead, 98. 



triketohydrinden hydrat, 98. 

 xantho proteic, 98. 



relation to, of pathogenic bacteria, 

 673. 



respiratory quotient of, 561. 



salt formation of, 100. 



"salting out" of, by means of elec- 

 trolytes, 99. 



simple, albuminoids or scleropro- 

 teins, 83. 



albumins, 82. 



globulins, 83. 



glutelins, 83. 



histones, 83. 



prolamins or alcohol soluble pro- 

 teins, 83. 

 protamins, 83. 



specific dynamic action of, 130. 



in subcutaneous feeding, 815. 



thermal quotient for, 555. 



urea formation, 105. 



value of, in diet, 408. 

 Ptomains, 685. 

 Ptyalin, action of, 248. 



Puberty, influence of, on basal meta- 

 bolism of children, 654. 

 Pulse, effect on, of hot baths, 862. 

 Purin bases, of muscle tissue, 461 



of urine, 498. 



Purin derivatives, amino-purins, 



adenin, 137. 



guanin, 137. 



chemical relation of amino- and 

 oxy-purins, 138, 139. 



oxy-purins, 138. 



- hypozanthin, 137, 138. 

 uric acid, 137. 



zanthin, 137. 



