SUBJECT INDEX
A
Acanthocephala, xxiii, xxiv
Acetaldehyde,
acetyl phosphate and, 137
diphosphoglycerate and, 139
formation of, 92
oxidation of, 97, 143, 158
pyridine nucleotides and, 446
Acetamide, 504
Acetate, 11, 125, 159
activation of, 79, 140, 141
autotrophs and, 365
betaine and, 197
carbon dioxide and, 360
Desulfovibrio and, 383
energy potential of, 76
ethanol utilization and, 95
glucose-1-phosphate and, 419
helminths and, 422, 423
hydrogen and, 384
Hydrogenomonas and, 383
sulfonium compounds and, 184
Acetic thiokinase, specificity of, 78
Acetoacetate, 159
acetone and, 100-101
activation of, 79
coupled reactions and, 41-42
formation of, 465
interconversions of, 88-89
liver and, 81
Acetoacetyl coenzyme A,
cleavage of, 158
ethanol utilization and, 97
formation of, 159
reduction of, 88
succinate and, 158
Acetoacetyl coenzyme A deacylase, occurrence of, 81
Acetobacter peroxydans, hydrogenase
and, 388, 390
Aceto-coenzyme A kinase, 98
Acetohydroxamic acid, formation of, 78
Acetokinase, 96, 138
characteristics of, 136-137
distribution of, 81
energy reserve and, 138
fatty acid activation and, 80
α-Acetolactate, metabolism of, 422-423
Acetone, formation of, 100
Acetyl adenylate,
formation of, 78
free energy and, 121
N-Acetyl amines, formation of, 159
N-Acetyl amino acids, formation of, 159
Acetylcholine, 194
formation of, 159
methyl transfer and, 223
Acetyl coenzyme A, 92, 110, 442
acetyl phosphate and, 137
carnitine and, 192
deacylases and, 81
fatty acid metabolism and, 77, 93-94,
96
formation of, 90, 98, 158
free energy and, 121
isolation of, 156
Streptococcus faecalis and, 477
succinate and, 158
Acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenases, oxidative phosphorylation and, 467
N-Acetylglucosamine, formation of, 159
Acetyl imidazole,
absorption maximum of, 160
free energy and, 121, 160
reactions of, 160
synthesis of, 160
Acetyl lipoate, formation of, 137
Acetylmethylcarbinol, helminths and,
422
Acetyl phosphate, 47, 109, 111, 158,
159, 443
biosynthesis of, 80, 136-138
chemical synthesis of, 135
distribution of, 139
estimation of, 135-136
free energy and, 113-114, 121
function of, 138-139
imidazole acetylase and, 160
isolation of, 135
A
Acanthocephala, xxiii, xxiv
Acetaldehyde,
acetyl phosphate and, 137
diphosphoglycerate and, 139
formation of, 92
oxidation of, 97, 143, 158
pyridine nucleotides and, 446
Acetamide, 504
Acetate, 11, 125, 159
activation of, 79, 140, 141
autotrophs and, 365
betaine and, 197
carbon dioxide and, 360
Desulfovibrio and, 383
energy potential of, 76
ethanol utilization and, 95
glucose-1-phosphate and, 419
helminths and, 422, 423
hydrogen and, 384
Hydrogenomonas and, 383
sulfonium compounds and, 184
Acetic thiokinase, specificity of, 78
Acetoacetate, 159
acetone and, 100-101
activation of, 79
coupled reactions and, 41-42
formation of, 465
interconversions of, 88-89
liver and, 81
Acetoacetyl coenzyme A,
cleavage of, 158
ethanol utilization and, 97
formation of, 159
reduction of, 88
succinate and, 158
Acetoacetyl coenzyme A deacylase, occurrence of, 81
Acetobacter peroxydans, hydrogenase
and, 388, 390
Aceto-coenzyme A kinase, 98
Acetohydroxamic acid, formation of, 78
Acetokinase, 96, 138
characteristics of, 136-137
distribution of, 81
energy reserve and, 138
fatty acid activation and, 80
α-Acetolactate, metabolism of, 422-423
Acetone, formation of, 100
Acetyl adenylate,
formation of, 78
free energy and, 121
N-Acetyl amines, formation of, 159
N-Acetyl amino acids, formation of, 159
Acetylcholine, 194
formation of, 159
methyl transfer and, 223
Acetyl coenzyme A, 92, 110, 442
acetyl phosphate and, 137
carnitine and, 192
deacylases and, 81
fatty acid metabolism and, 77, 93-94,
96
formation of, 90, 98, 158
free energy and, 121
isolation of, 156
Streptococcus faecalis and, 477
succinate and, 158
Acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenases, oxidative phosphorylation and, 467
N-Acetylglucosamine, formation of, 159
Acetyl imidazole,
absorption maximum of, 160
free energy and, 121, 160
reactions of, 160
synthesis of, 160
Acetyl lipoate, formation of, 137
Acetylmethylcarbinol, helminths and,
422
Acetyl phosphate, 47, 109, 111, 158,
159, 443
biosynthesis of, 80, 136-138
chemical synthesis of, 135
distribution of, 139
estimation of, 135-136
free energy and, 113-114, 121
function of, 138-139
imidazole acetylase and, 160
isolation of, 135