CONTENTS 



PART I 



CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



Object and Importance of Physiological Chemistry, 17; Protoplasm, 18; 

 Material Bases, 19. 



CHAPTER II 



ELEMENTS, INORGANIC MATERIALS, WATER 



Elements Found in the Body, 21 ; Importance Not Determined by 

 Amount Present, 21 j Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulphur, ami 

 Phosphorus, 22; Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Iron, 24; 

 Chlorine, Iodine, Fluorine, Etc., 26; water, 26. 



CHAPTER III 



CARBOHYDRATES 



Composition, Occurrence, General Function, 27; Structure of the Carbo- 

 hydrates, 27; Optical Activity, 28; Classification of Carbohydrates, 34; 

 Origin and Synthesis, 35 ; Interconversion of Carbohydrates, 37 ; Combina- 

 tion of Carbohydrates with One Another, and with Other Substances, 38; 

 Behavior with Strong Alkalies, 38; Behavior with Acids, 39; Oxidation 

 of Carbohydrates, 40 ; Reduction of Carbohydrates, 42 ; Formation of Os.i- 

 zones, 43 ; The Molisch Test, 44 ; Fermentation Enzymes, 44 ; Nomenclature 

 and Classification, 46 ; Specific Nature, 47 ; Influence of Temperature, 47 ; 

 Effect of Chemical Reaction, 47; Reversibility, 48; Active and Inactive 

 Form, 48 ; Action Retarded by Products, 48 ; Progressive Action, 48 ; Sum- 

 mary, 49; Individual Groups of Carbohydrates, 49; Pentoses, 49; Absorp- 

 tion Spectra, 50; Hexoses. C 6 H 12 O 6 , 51; Glucose, 51; Fructose. (Levulose, 

 Fruit Sugar), 52; d-Galactose, 52; Amino Sugars, 53; d-Glucuronic Acid, 

 53; Disaccharides, 54; Saccharose, (Sucrose, Cane Sugar), 54; Lactose, 56; 

 Maltose, 57; Polysaccharides, 57; Starch (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) n ., 58; Dextrins, 59; 

 Inulin, 59; Gums and Mucilages, 59; Cellulose, 59; .Glycogen, 60; Gluco- 

 sides, 61. 



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