SUBJECT INDEX
549
functions of, 49, 127-128
glycolysis and, 412-415
hydrolysis,
free energy and, 117-120
physiological conditions and, 119120
rate theory and, 66-67
insects and, 424
isolation of, 123
methyl transfer and, 217
oxaloacetate carboxylase and, 145
polyphosphate and, 132-134
protein synthesis and, 143
thiamine synthesis and, 235
Adenosine triphosphate sulfurase, properties of, 142
tumors and, 427-428
S-Adenosyldimethylthetin, cleavage of,
209
S-Adenosylethionine, formation of, 206,
213-214
S-Adenosylhomocysteine,
alkali and, 209
formation of, 214
free energy and, 220, 221
methylation of, 207
S-Adenosylmethionine, 110, 204
absorption spectrum of, 208-209
biosynthesis of, 206, 234-235
chemistry of, 206-210
cleaving enzyme, 227, 229
decarboxylation of, 226
exchange reaction and, 232
free energy and, 220
isomers, utilization of, 207-208, 227
methyl transfer and, 218, 223, 226,
229
nicotinamide and, 221
nucleophilic attack on, 229
occurrence of, 182, 206, 210-214
precursors of, 212-213
stability,
acid and, 208, 210
alkali and, 208-210
Se-Adenosylselenomethionine, formation
of, 206
S-Adenosylthiomethylpropylamine,
formation of, 214
Adenyl acetate, see Acetyl adenylate
Adenylate deaminase, adenosine monophosphate estimation and, 124
Adenylate kinase,
adenosine diphosphate estimation and,
124
polyphosphate and, 131, 134
Adenyl transfer, acceptors and, 128
Adrenal gland,
methyl transfer and, 228
temperature adaptation and, 509
Adrenaline, oxidative phosphorylation
and, 465
Aerohacter
aerogenes,
cytochrome chain and, 456
hydrogen and, 387, 388
methylmethionine and, 215
Aerohacter cloacae, hydrogen and, 387
Aerohacterium,
nitrite and, 367
Aerobacters, glucose metabolism and,
417-418
Agavaceae, azetidine-2-carboxylic acid
and, 216
Alanine, thermophils and, 506
/?-Alanine, 189
formation of, 193, 235
pantoyl adenylate and, 141-142
propionate and, 93
β-Alanyl adenylate, acceptor and, 142
Alcaligenes, nitrite and, 367
Alcaligenes faecalis, oxidative phosphorylation and, 472
Alcohol dehydrogenase, 95
diphosphoglycerate and, 139
hydroxylamine and, 370
phosphorylation and, 464
visual systems and, 315, 341
Aldehyde dehydrogenase, 95
Aldehydes,
fatty acid peroxidase and, 91, 92
flavoprotein and, 446
reduction of, 387
Aldolase,
antibodies and, 429
glycolysis and, 412
metal requirement and, 430
thermophils and, 504
Alepisaurus ferox, visual pigment of, 336
Alewife, visual pigments of, 326, 327
Alfalfa, stachydrine and, 202
549
functions of, 49, 127-128
glycolysis and, 412-415
hydrolysis,
free energy and, 117-120
physiological conditions and, 119120
rate theory and, 66-67
insects and, 424
isolation of, 123
methyl transfer and, 217
oxaloacetate carboxylase and, 145
polyphosphate and, 132-134
protein synthesis and, 143
thiamine synthesis and, 235
Adenosine triphosphate sulfurase, properties of, 142
tumors and, 427-428
S-Adenosyldimethylthetin, cleavage of,
209
S-Adenosylethionine, formation of, 206,
213-214
S-Adenosylhomocysteine,
alkali and, 209
formation of, 214
free energy and, 220, 221
methylation of, 207
S-Adenosylmethionine, 110, 204
absorption spectrum of, 208-209
biosynthesis of, 206, 234-235
chemistry of, 206-210
cleaving enzyme, 227, 229
decarboxylation of, 226
exchange reaction and, 232
free energy and, 220
isomers, utilization of, 207-208, 227
methyl transfer and, 218, 223, 226,
229
nicotinamide and, 221
nucleophilic attack on, 229
occurrence of, 182, 206, 210-214
precursors of, 212-213
stability,
acid and, 208, 210
alkali and, 208-210
Se-Adenosylselenomethionine, formation
of, 206
S-Adenosylthiomethylpropylamine,
formation of, 214
Adenyl acetate, see Acetyl adenylate
Adenylate deaminase, adenosine monophosphate estimation and, 124
Adenylate kinase,
adenosine diphosphate estimation and,
124
polyphosphate and, 131, 134
Adenyl transfer, acceptors and, 128
Adrenal gland,
methyl transfer and, 228
temperature adaptation and, 509
Adrenaline, oxidative phosphorylation
and, 465
Aerohacter
aerogenes,
cytochrome chain and, 456
hydrogen and, 387, 388
methylmethionine and, 215
Aerohacter cloacae, hydrogen and, 387
Aerohacterium,
nitrite and, 367
Aerobacters, glucose metabolism and,
417-418
Agavaceae, azetidine-2-carboxylic acid
and, 216
Alanine, thermophils and, 506
/?-Alanine, 189
formation of, 193, 235
pantoyl adenylate and, 141-142
propionate and, 93
β-Alanyl adenylate, acceptor and, 142
Alcaligenes, nitrite and, 367
Alcaligenes faecalis, oxidative phosphorylation and, 472
Alcohol dehydrogenase, 95
diphosphoglycerate and, 139
hydroxylamine and, 370
phosphorylation and, 464
visual systems and, 315, 341
Aldehyde dehydrogenase, 95
Aldehydes,
fatty acid peroxidase and, 91, 92
flavoprotein and, 446
reduction of, 387
Aldolase,
antibodies and, 429
glycolysis and, 412
metal requirement and, 430
thermophils and, 504
Alepisaurus ferox, visual pigment of, 336
Alewife, visual pigments of, 326, 327
Alfalfa, stachydrine and, 202