548
SUBJECT INDEX
Acetyl pyridine, exchange reaction and,
230
Achroia griselh, polyphosphate and,
134-135
Achromaciaceae, members of, 373
Achromatium,
373
Achromobacter
ichthyodermis,
temperature limits and, 489
Acoelomates, xxiv
Aconitase, 84
mechanism of, 87
cis-Aconitate, deuterium and, 87
Acrylic acid, 92, 93, 229
dimethylpropiothetin and, 204
formation of, 188
Acrylyl coenzyme A, 235
dimethyl sulfide and, 206
hydration of, 85
Actinia equina, phosphagens and, 154
Actinomycetes,
nitrite and, 368
temperature and, 500, 503
Activated complex, reaction rate and,
62-66
Activation energy,
reaction rate and, 66
temperature and, 498
Activity coefficient, work and, 24
Acyl adenylates, 131
biosynthesis of, 141-142
chemical synthesis of, 79, 140
distribution of, 143
energy and, 141
function of, 142-143
identification of, 141
reactions of, 79
Acyl coenzyme A,
chemical synthesis of, 156
energy storage and, 156
Acyl dehydrogenase, 98
enzyme-substrate complex and, 82-83
Acyl imidazoles, 110
Acyl phosphates, 110
formation of, 140
Acyl thioesters, 110
assay of, 156-157
biosynthesis of, 158—159
distribution of, 160
function of, 159-160
types of, 156
Adaptation, light-growth reaction and,
.260^261
Adenine,
S-adenosylmethionine and, 210
formation, methionine and, 213
Adenosine, 208
alkali and, 209
Adenosine diphosphate, 47, 109
cross over point and, 467
free energy and, 113-114, 121
glycolysis and, 414-415
oxidative phosphorylation and, 125,
461, 462
preparation of, 123
pyruvate phosphokinase and, 145
tumors and, 427-428
hydrolysis, free energy and, 113-114
polyphosphate and, 133
Adenosine phosphosulfate, 380
choline and, 195-196
formation of, 142
free energy and, 121
Adenosine-3'-phospho-5'-sulfophosphate,
380
Adenosine tetraphosphate, isolation of,
123
Adenosine triphosphatase, 123, 128
dinitrophenol and, 469-470
glycolysis and, 414
metabolic work and, 48
oxidative phosphorylation and, 126
Adenosine triphosphate, 98, 111
acetokinase and, 136
acetyl phosphate and, 80, 138
active sulfate and, 142
S-adenosylmethionine and, 206, 213,
234
amidine phosphates and, 151
biosynthesis of, 124-127
intermediates and, 468—469
chemical synthesis of, 123
chemo-lithotrophs and, 363-364,
379-381
diphosphoglycerate and, 140
distribution of, 129, 161-162
ethanol utilization and, 96
evolution and, 162
fatigue and, 108-109
fatty acid activation and, 78-79
free energy and, 46-49, 114, 121
SUBJECT INDEX
Acetyl pyridine, exchange reaction and,
230
Achroia griselh, polyphosphate and,
134-135
Achromaciaceae, members of, 373
Achromatium,
373
Achromobacter
ichthyodermis,
temperature limits and, 489
Acoelomates, xxiv
Aconitase, 84
mechanism of, 87
cis-Aconitate, deuterium and, 87
Acrylic acid, 92, 93, 229
dimethylpropiothetin and, 204
formation of, 188
Acrylyl coenzyme A, 235
dimethyl sulfide and, 206
hydration of, 85
Actinia equina, phosphagens and, 154
Actinomycetes,
nitrite and, 368
temperature and, 500, 503
Activated complex, reaction rate and,
62-66
Activation energy,
reaction rate and, 66
temperature and, 498
Activity coefficient, work and, 24
Acyl adenylates, 131
biosynthesis of, 141-142
chemical synthesis of, 79, 140
distribution of, 143
energy and, 141
function of, 142-143
identification of, 141
reactions of, 79
Acyl coenzyme A,
chemical synthesis of, 156
energy storage and, 156
Acyl dehydrogenase, 98
enzyme-substrate complex and, 82-83
Acyl imidazoles, 110
Acyl phosphates, 110
formation of, 140
Acyl thioesters, 110
assay of, 156-157
biosynthesis of, 158—159
distribution of, 160
function of, 159-160
types of, 156
Adaptation, light-growth reaction and,
.260^261
Adenine,
S-adenosylmethionine and, 210
formation, methionine and, 213
Adenosine, 208
alkali and, 209
Adenosine diphosphate, 47, 109
cross over point and, 467
free energy and, 113-114, 121
glycolysis and, 414-415
oxidative phosphorylation and, 125,
461, 462
preparation of, 123
pyruvate phosphokinase and, 145
tumors and, 427-428
hydrolysis, free energy and, 113-114
polyphosphate and, 133
Adenosine phosphosulfate, 380
choline and, 195-196
formation of, 142
free energy and, 121
Adenosine-3'-phospho-5'-sulfophosphate,
380
Adenosine tetraphosphate, isolation of,
123
Adenosine triphosphatase, 123, 128
dinitrophenol and, 469-470
glycolysis and, 414
metabolic work and, 48
oxidative phosphorylation and, 126
Adenosine triphosphate, 98, 111
acetokinase and, 136
acetyl phosphate and, 80, 138
active sulfate and, 142
S-adenosylmethionine and, 206, 213,
234
amidine phosphates and, 151
biosynthesis of, 124-127
intermediates and, 468—469
chemical synthesis of, 123
chemo-lithotrophs and, 363-364,
379-381
diphosphoglycerate and, 140
distribution of, 129, 161-162
ethanol utilization and, 96
evolution and, 162
fatigue and, 108-109
fatty acid activation and, 78-79
free energy and, 46-49, 114, 121