SUBJECT INDEX
571
adenosine triphosphate estimation and,
124
Luini, 1
Lumbricus,
adenosine triphosphate and, 129
phosphagen of, 151, 153, 155
spectral sensitivity and, 248
Lumiflavin, 280
absorption spectrum of, 282
Lunuforia, phototropism and, 260, 291
Lupine,
cytochrome chain and, 455
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Lutein, absorption spectrum of, 277
Lycopsida, xxv
Lysergic acid diethylamide, carbohydrate metabolism and, 423
M
Macaque, energy output and, 495
Macromonas, 373
Macula lutea, pigment of, 313
Magnesium,
adenosine triphosphate and, 118-119
heat protection and, 502
methionine activation and, 234
oxidative phosphorylation and, 465
phototaxis and, 247
poly phosphates and, 134
thiolase and, 89
Malarial organisms, glycolysis and, 421
Malate, 125
carbon dioxide and, 363
dehydration of, 86-87
oxidative phosphorylation and, 463
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
pyridine nucleotides and, 442
Maleic acid, succinic dehydrogenase
and, 84
Maleic hydrazide, indoleacetate and, 296
Malic dehydrogenase, 144, 146
thermophils and, 504
Malic enzyme, 146
helminths and, 423
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
reactions of, 359
Malonate, oxidative phosphorylation and,
463
Malonic semialdehyde,
acetyl coenzyme A and, 158
proprionate and, 93
Malonyl coenzyme A, cleavage of, 158
Mammals, xviii, xix, xxiii
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 147
sulfur oxidation in, 381-382
visual pigment and, 319, 323, 324
Mammary gland, adenosine triphosphate
and, 129
Manganese,
aldolase and, 430
indoleacetate and, 296-297
methionine activation and, 235
Mannose,
hexokinase and, 430
oxytrophic protozoa and, 419
Marchantia, phototropism and, 260, 291
Marmot, energy output and, 495
Marthasterias glacialis, phosphocreatine
and, 153, 155
Mastigophora, xxi
Maxwell demon, entropy and, 33-34
Mayer, J. R., 12
Meganyctiphanes,
vitamin A and, 340
Membrane potential, entropy and, 5859
Mesophilic, definition of, 488
Mesozoa, xxiii, xxiv
Metachromasy, 132
polyphosphates and, 131
Metal-complexing agents, peroxidase and,
476
Metalloflavoproteins,
hydrogenase and, 392
hydroxylamine reduction and, 370
Metaphosphate kinase, substrates of, 132
Metarhodopsin,
formation of, 318
squid and, 339
Methane,
formation of, 97, 359, 387, 403
oxidation of, 401-402
Methane-bacterium,
carbon dioxide and, 359
carbon monoxide and, 403
hydrogen and, 387
fatty acid metabolism in, 97
Methanococcus vannielii, hydrogen and,
387
571
adenosine triphosphate estimation and,
124
Luini, 1
Lumbricus,
adenosine triphosphate and, 129
phosphagen of, 151, 153, 155
spectral sensitivity and, 248
Lumiflavin, 280
absorption spectrum of, 282
Lunuforia, phototropism and, 260, 291
Lupine,
cytochrome chain and, 455
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
Lutein, absorption spectrum of, 277
Lycopsida, xxv
Lysergic acid diethylamide, carbohydrate metabolism and, 423
M
Macaque, energy output and, 495
Macromonas, 373
Macula lutea, pigment of, 313
Magnesium,
adenosine triphosphate and, 118-119
heat protection and, 502
methionine activation and, 234
oxidative phosphorylation and, 465
phototaxis and, 247
poly phosphates and, 134
thiolase and, 89
Malarial organisms, glycolysis and, 421
Malate, 125
carbon dioxide and, 363
dehydration of, 86-87
oxidative phosphorylation and, 463
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
pyridine nucleotides and, 442
Maleic acid, succinic dehydrogenase
and, 84
Maleic hydrazide, indoleacetate and, 296
Malic dehydrogenase, 144, 146
thermophils and, 504
Malic enzyme, 146
helminths and, 423
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
reactions of, 359
Malonate, oxidative phosphorylation and,
463
Malonic semialdehyde,
acetyl coenzyme A and, 158
proprionate and, 93
Malonyl coenzyme A, cleavage of, 158
Mammals, xviii, xix, xxiii
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 147
sulfur oxidation in, 381-382
visual pigment and, 319, 323, 324
Mammary gland, adenosine triphosphate
and, 129
Manganese,
aldolase and, 430
indoleacetate and, 296-297
methionine activation and, 235
Mannose,
hexokinase and, 430
oxytrophic protozoa and, 419
Marchantia, phototropism and, 260, 291
Marmot, energy output and, 495
Marthasterias glacialis, phosphocreatine
and, 153, 155
Mastigophora, xxi
Maxwell demon, entropy and, 33-34
Mayer, J. R., 12
Meganyctiphanes,
vitamin A and, 340
Membrane potential, entropy and, 5859
Mesophilic, definition of, 488
Mesozoa, xxiii, xxiv
Metachromasy, 132
polyphosphates and, 131
Metal-complexing agents, peroxidase and,
476
Metalloflavoproteins,
hydrogenase and, 392
hydroxylamine reduction and, 370
Metaphosphate kinase, substrates of, 132
Metarhodopsin,
formation of, 318
squid and, 339
Methane,
formation of, 97, 359, 387, 403
oxidation of, 401-402
Methane-bacterium,
carbon dioxide and, 359
carbon monoxide and, 403
hydrogen and, 387
fatty acid metabolism in, 97
Methanococcus vannielii, hydrogen and,
387