CONTENTS OF PART II. 



SECTION III. THE SYNTHESIS OF THE PROTEINS. 



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INTRODUCTION i 



THE CONDENSATION TOGETHER OF AMINO ACIDS - - 4 



THE BIURET BASE - 6 



THE LINKING TOGETHER OF AMINO ACIDS - 8 



Combinations of Amino Acids with Carbonic Acid - 16 



Combinations of Amino Acids with Ammonia - -20 



THE POLYPEPTIDES - -22 



Synthesis I. - - 22 



Synthesis II. - - 26 



Synthesis III. - 30 



Structure - ~ 35 



Configuration - 36 



Properties - 40 



Action of Enzymes. I. Trypsin - - 43 



Action of Enzymes. II. Pepsin - 46 



Action of Enzymes. III. Other Enzymes - - 46 



Polypeptides Present in Proteins - 54 



BIBLIOGRAPHY - 58 



INDEX - 65 



