554
SUBJECT INDEX
Bull, ergothioneine and, 200
Butterfish, rhodopsin and, 319, 335, 336
3-Butenoyl coenzyme A, enoyl hydrase
and, 85
Butyraldehyde, oxidation of, 140
Butyrate,
acetone and, 100
activation of, 79, 140, 158
autotrophs and, 365
energy potential of, 76
ethanol utilization and, 95
hydrogen and, 384
oxidative phosphorylation and, 461
terminal oxidase and, 96, 97
γ-Butyrobetaine,
formation of, 192
occurrence of, 182
Tenebrio and, 198
Butyryl coenzyme A,
oxidation of, 83, 97, 100
phosphotransacetylase and, 137
Butyryl dehydrogenase, 95, 98
occurrence of, 83
substrates of, 82
Butyryl phosphate, 135
C
Cabbage,
methylmethionine and, 215
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Calamophyta, xxiii, xxv
Calcium,
heat protection and, 502
oxidative phosphorylation and, 470
phototaxis and, 247
Calico bass, visual pigment of, 321
Calliactis parasitica, phosphagens and,
153, 154
Calorimetry,
first law of thermodynamics and, 27
enthalpy and, 116
Canaline, methionine and, 217
Canary, energy output and, 495
Canavanine, methionine and, 217
Candicine, 189
biosynthesis of, 190
occurrence of, 182
CapreUa, phototaxis and 243, 247
Capric acid,
energy potential of, 76
oxidation of, 98, 100
Caproic acid,
activation of, 79
oxidation of, 97, 98, 100
terminal oxidase and, 96
Caprylic acid, 98
activation of, 79
oxidation of, 100
Carbamyl phosphate, 135
function of, 138-139
Carbodiimides, polyphosphate synthesis
and, 123
Carbohydrate, 441
calorie yield of, 75
nitrifying bacteria and, 365
Carbon, oxidation of, 28
Carbon dioxide,
activation of, 141
Desulfovibrio and, 384
fixation, 144-146
chemo-lithotrophism and, 352-356,
358-364
helminths and, 423
heterotrophism and, 359
i -361
photo-lithotrophism and, 356-358
iron oxidation and, 399
methane and, 401
phototaxis and, 247, 271, 275
reduction of, 97, 385
Carbonium ion, 188
Carbon monoxide,
cytochromes and, 444
enthalpy and, 28
oxidation of, 402-403
plant respiration and, 472-473, 477
succinoxidase and, 448
Carbonyl phosphate, 135
propionate and, 139
Carboxydismutase, 146
chemo-lithotrophs and, 361, 362
Carboxyl phosphates, 161
energy and, 47, 163
Carica papaya, phototropism and, 300
Carnitine, 183, 189
acetylation of, 198
biosynthesis of, 191-192
methyl transfer and, 223
SUBJECT INDEX
Bull, ergothioneine and, 200
Butterfish, rhodopsin and, 319, 335, 336
3-Butenoyl coenzyme A, enoyl hydrase
and, 85
Butyraldehyde, oxidation of, 140
Butyrate,
acetone and, 100
activation of, 79, 140, 158
autotrophs and, 365
energy potential of, 76
ethanol utilization and, 95
hydrogen and, 384
oxidative phosphorylation and, 461
terminal oxidase and, 96, 97
γ-Butyrobetaine,
formation of, 192
occurrence of, 182
Tenebrio and, 198
Butyryl coenzyme A,
oxidation of, 83, 97, 100
phosphotransacetylase and, 137
Butyryl dehydrogenase, 95, 98
occurrence of, 83
substrates of, 82
Butyryl phosphate, 135
C
Cabbage,
methylmethionine and, 215
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Calamophyta, xxiii, xxv
Calcium,
heat protection and, 502
oxidative phosphorylation and, 470
phototaxis and, 247
Calico bass, visual pigment of, 321
Calliactis parasitica, phosphagens and,
153, 154
Calorimetry,
first law of thermodynamics and, 27
enthalpy and, 116
Canaline, methionine and, 217
Canary, energy output and, 495
Canavanine, methionine and, 217
Candicine, 189
biosynthesis of, 190
occurrence of, 182
CapreUa, phototaxis and 243, 247
Capric acid,
energy potential of, 76
oxidation of, 98, 100
Caproic acid,
activation of, 79
oxidation of, 97, 98, 100
terminal oxidase and, 96
Caprylic acid, 98
activation of, 79
oxidation of, 100
Carbamyl phosphate, 135
function of, 138-139
Carbodiimides, polyphosphate synthesis
and, 123
Carbohydrate, 441
calorie yield of, 75
nitrifying bacteria and, 365
Carbon, oxidation of, 28
Carbon dioxide,
activation of, 141
Desulfovibrio and, 384
fixation, 144-146
chemo-lithotrophism and, 352-356,
358-364
helminths and, 423
heterotrophism and, 359
i -361
photo-lithotrophism and, 356-358
iron oxidation and, 399
methane and, 401
phototaxis and, 247, 271, 275
reduction of, 97, 385
Carbonium ion, 188
Carbon monoxide,
cytochromes and, 444
enthalpy and, 28
oxidation of, 402-403
plant respiration and, 472-473, 477
succinoxidase and, 448
Carbonyl phosphate, 135
propionate and, 139
Carboxydismutase, 146
chemo-lithotrophs and, 361, 362
Carboxyl phosphates, 161
energy and, 47, 163
Carica papaya, phototropism and, 300
Carnitine, 183, 189
acetylation of, 198
biosynthesis of, 191-192
methyl transfer and, 223