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CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT 



compounds which undoubtedly occurs in most, as well as 

 showing the large amount of fatty substance in a typical 

 " acid-fast" organism : 



In the dried 

 organisms 



8.5 per cent, tubereulinic acid 



24.5 

 23.0 



8. .3 

 26.5 



9.2 



nucleoprotamin 

 neucleoprotein 

 proteinoid 

 fat and wax 

 ash 



55.8 per cent, protein. 



