CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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ENZYMES AND THEIR ACTION i 



CHAPTER II 

 CARBOHYDRATES 19 



CHAPTER III 

 SALIVARY DIGESTION 54 



CHAPTER IV 

 PROTEINS: THEIR DECOMPOSITION AND SYNTHESIS . 63 



CHAPTER V 

 PROTEINS: THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES 92 



CHAPTER VI 

 NUCLEIC ACIDS AND NUCLEOPROTEINS 123 



CHAPTER VII 



GASTRIC DIGESTION 138 



CHAPTER VIII 

 GASTRIC ANALYSIS 148 



CHAPTER IX 

 FATS 176 



CHAPTER X 

 PANCREATIC DIGESTION 185 



CHAPTER XI 

 INTESTINAL DIGESTION 195 



CHAPTER XII 



BILE 202 



CHAPTER XIII 

 PUTREFACTION PRODUCTS 212 



CHAPTER XIV 



FECES 221 



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