SUBJECT INDEX
575
Nitrosospira, nitrite and, 367
Nitroxyl radical, ammonia oxidation and,
368-370
Nocardia, 402
fatty acid oxidation in, 98
nitrite and, 367
Norepinephrine, methylation of, 226,
228
Nostoc, nitrogen fixation and, 395
Nucleic acid, 11, 109
polyphosphates and, 132, 133
Nucleotides, 11
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145-146
Nutrition,
classification and, 348
thermophils and, 505-507
o
Oats, see also Avena
ergothioneine and, 199
Octanoic acid,
oxidation of, 98-99
energy potential of, 76
Octanoyl coenzyme A thioesterase, fatty
acid synthesis and, 81
Octopus,
rhodopsin and, 319
visual pigment of, 341
Old yellow enzyme, 282
oxidation-reduction potential and, 447
role of, 445
Oken, 2
Oleic acid, 100
energy potential of, 76
lipoxidase and, 90
Omphalia flava, indoleacetate and, 297
Onion, methylmethionine and, 215
Onium compounds,
base exchange reactions and, 230-233
biogenesis of, 233-235
chemistry of, 184-189
definition of, 181
distribution of, 181-182, 184
energetics of, 217-221
heterocyclic, 202-204
structure of, 186-187
nucleophilic attack on, 184, 187-188
transfer reactions and, 221-233
Onychophora, xxiii
Open systems,
definition of, 16-20
entropy production and, 54-56
Onsager's theory, 56-58
applications of, 58-60
thermodynamics of, 50-60
Ophiothrix fragilis, phosphagens and,
155
Ophiuroidea, phosphagens and, 152, 155
Opossum, rhodopsin and, 323
Opsins,
deep sea fishes and, 336-337
specificity of, 318-320
trapping action of, 315
visual pigments and, 314
vitamin A isomers and, 318
Opuntia, temperature and, 509
Orange, stachydrine and, 202
Ornithine,
miokinine and, 189-190
stachydrine and, 202
OsciUatoria,
phototaxis and, 271
relationships of, 373
size, thermophilism and, 503
Osmosis, work and, 23-24
Osmotaxis, control of, 270-271
Owl, rhodopsin and, 323
Oxalic acid and, 299
Oxalacetate, 125, 158, 159, 192, 442
formation of, 359, 360, 361, 362
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 144
Oxaloacetate carboxylase, 144
glycogenesis and, 146
Oxalosuccinate, 125
Oxidation-reduction potential,
cytochromes and, 447, 459
diphosphopyridine nucleotide and,
447, 459
flavoproteins and, 447, 459
free energy and, 39-42
glutathione and, 474
hydrogenase and, 389
methylene blue and, 390
substrate oxidation and, 442
Oxygen,
ascorbic acid oxidase and, 473, 474,
476
glycolysis and, 415-416
hydrogenase and, 366, 383, 392
575
Nitrosospira, nitrite and, 367
Nitroxyl radical, ammonia oxidation and,
368-370
Nocardia, 402
fatty acid oxidation in, 98
nitrite and, 367
Norepinephrine, methylation of, 226,
228
Nostoc, nitrogen fixation and, 395
Nucleic acid, 11, 109
polyphosphates and, 132, 133
Nucleotides, 11
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145-146
Nutrition,
classification and, 348
thermophils and, 505-507
o
Oats, see also Avena
ergothioneine and, 199
Octanoic acid,
oxidation of, 98-99
energy potential of, 76
Octanoyl coenzyme A thioesterase, fatty
acid synthesis and, 81
Octopus,
rhodopsin and, 319
visual pigment of, 341
Old yellow enzyme, 282
oxidation-reduction potential and, 447
role of, 445
Oken, 2
Oleic acid, 100
energy potential of, 76
lipoxidase and, 90
Omphalia flava, indoleacetate and, 297
Onion, methylmethionine and, 215
Onium compounds,
base exchange reactions and, 230-233
biogenesis of, 233-235
chemistry of, 184-189
definition of, 181
distribution of, 181-182, 184
energetics of, 217-221
heterocyclic, 202-204
structure of, 186-187
nucleophilic attack on, 184, 187-188
transfer reactions and, 221-233
Onychophora, xxiii
Open systems,
definition of, 16-20
entropy production and, 54-56
Onsager's theory, 56-58
applications of, 58-60
thermodynamics of, 50-60
Ophiothrix fragilis, phosphagens and,
155
Ophiuroidea, phosphagens and, 152, 155
Opossum, rhodopsin and, 323
Opsins,
deep sea fishes and, 336-337
specificity of, 318-320
trapping action of, 315
visual pigments and, 314
vitamin A isomers and, 318
Opuntia, temperature and, 509
Orange, stachydrine and, 202
Ornithine,
miokinine and, 189-190
stachydrine and, 202
OsciUatoria,
phototaxis and, 271
relationships of, 373
size, thermophilism and, 503
Osmosis, work and, 23-24
Osmotaxis, control of, 270-271
Owl, rhodopsin and, 323
Oxalic acid and, 299
Oxalacetate, 125, 158, 159, 192, 442
formation of, 359, 360, 361, 362
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 144
Oxaloacetate carboxylase, 144
glycogenesis and, 146
Oxalosuccinate, 125
Oxidation-reduction potential,
cytochromes and, 447, 459
diphosphopyridine nucleotide and,
447, 459
flavoproteins and, 447, 459
free energy and, 39-42
glutathione and, 474
hydrogenase and, 389
methylene blue and, 390
substrate oxidation and, 442
Oxygen,
ascorbic acid oxidase and, 473, 474,
476
glycolysis and, 415-416
hydrogenase and, 366, 383, 392