552
SUBJECT INDEX
Auxins,
destruction of, 264-268
phototropism and, 249, 252, 256, 263269, 294, 296-298
production of, 268-269
transport of, 268-269
Avena,
auxin and, 266, 268
carbon monoxide and, 472—473
light-growth reactions of, 261-263
photoreceptors,
base response and, 290^291
tip response and, 275-283
phototropism, 247, 251-257, 260, 297
red light and, 250
riboflavin and, 281
Aves, xviii, xxii
Avocado,
ascorbic acid oxidase and, 474
fatty acid activation and, 78
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, occurrence
of, 216
Azide,
cross over point and, 467
cytochromes and, 444
fatty acid peroxidase and, 91
glycolysis and, 414
peroxidase and, 476
plant respiration and, 477
polyphosphate and, 132, 133
succinoxidase and, 448
Azotobacter
vinelandii,
cytochrome chain and, 456
hydrogenase and, 388, 390, 391, 393395
methyl viologen and, 389
nitrogen fixation and, 395, 396
oxidative phosphorylation and, 472
B
Baboon, energy output and, 495
Bacillus,
fatty acid oxidation in, 98
thermophilic, 502
Bacillus aneurinolyticus, thiaminase of,
230
Bacillus brems, fatty acid oxidation in,
98
Bacillus coagulans,
heat protection and, 501
nutrition, temperature and, 507
Bacillus delbruckii, hydrogenase and,
388
Bacillus methanicus, 401
free energy and, 351
Bacillus
oligocarbophilus,
characteristics of, 402
free energy and, 351
Bacillus
stearothermophilus,
cytochrome chain and, 456
nutrition, temperature and, 507
Bacillus subtilis,
heat protection and, 501, 502
hydroxylamine reduction and, 370
temperature limits and, 489
thermophilic, 500
Bacteria,
aerobic, fatty acid oxidation and, 9899
amino acid activation and, 142
anaerobic,
betaine and, 197
choline and, 194
cytochromes and, 457
fatty acid oxidation and, 94-97
cytochromes of, 445, 456
glycolysis and, 417-418
heterotrophic, 348-349
sulfo-oxidizing, 375
nutritional classification of, 348
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 147
photosynthetic, 348
sulfo-oxidation and, 374-375
polyphosphates and, 132, 133
propionate oxidation and, 92, 94
purple, light and, 244, 245
quinone reductase and, 475
temperature limits and, 488, 497
thermophilic,
biochemical activities of, 500
habitats of, 499
origin of, 500
practical importance of, 500
temperature limits and, 489
thiaminase and, 230
thiol esterases and, 81
Bacteriochlorophyll, phototaxis and, 270
SUBJECT INDEX
Auxins,
destruction of, 264-268
phototropism and, 249, 252, 256, 263269, 294, 296-298
production of, 268-269
transport of, 268-269
Avena,
auxin and, 266, 268
carbon monoxide and, 472—473
light-growth reactions of, 261-263
photoreceptors,
base response and, 290^291
tip response and, 275-283
phototropism, 247, 251-257, 260, 297
red light and, 250
riboflavin and, 281
Aves, xviii, xxii
Avocado,
ascorbic acid oxidase and, 474
fatty acid activation and, 78
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, occurrence
of, 216
Azide,
cross over point and, 467
cytochromes and, 444
fatty acid peroxidase and, 91
glycolysis and, 414
peroxidase and, 476
plant respiration and, 477
polyphosphate and, 132, 133
succinoxidase and, 448
Azotobacter
vinelandii,
cytochrome chain and, 456
hydrogenase and, 388, 390, 391, 393395
methyl viologen and, 389
nitrogen fixation and, 395, 396
oxidative phosphorylation and, 472
B
Baboon, energy output and, 495
Bacillus,
fatty acid oxidation in, 98
thermophilic, 502
Bacillus aneurinolyticus, thiaminase of,
230
Bacillus brems, fatty acid oxidation in,
98
Bacillus coagulans,
heat protection and, 501
nutrition, temperature and, 507
Bacillus delbruckii, hydrogenase and,
388
Bacillus methanicus, 401
free energy and, 351
Bacillus
oligocarbophilus,
characteristics of, 402
free energy and, 351
Bacillus
stearothermophilus,
cytochrome chain and, 456
nutrition, temperature and, 507
Bacillus subtilis,
heat protection and, 501, 502
hydroxylamine reduction and, 370
temperature limits and, 489
thermophilic, 500
Bacteria,
aerobic, fatty acid oxidation and, 9899
amino acid activation and, 142
anaerobic,
betaine and, 197
choline and, 194
cytochromes and, 457
fatty acid oxidation and, 94-97
cytochromes of, 445, 456
glycolysis and, 417-418
heterotrophic, 348-349
sulfo-oxidizing, 375
nutritional classification of, 348
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 147
photosynthetic, 348
sulfo-oxidation and, 374-375
polyphosphates and, 132, 133
propionate oxidation and, 92, 94
purple, light and, 244, 245
quinone reductase and, 475
temperature limits and, 488, 497
thermophilic,
biochemical activities of, 500
habitats of, 499
origin of, 500
practical importance of, 500
temperature limits and, 489
thiaminase and, 230
thiol esterases and, 81
Bacteriochlorophyll, phototaxis and, 270