SUBJECT INDEX
579
giberellin and, 269
mechanisms and, 292—303
negative masking and, 284-289
product law and, 257
quantum yield and, 266-268
roots and, 250-251
screening pigments and, 283-289
threshold response and, 256-257
Phycobilins, 313
Phycocyanin, 292, 373
Phycomyces,
carotenoids and, 280
growth, light and, 259-261, 303
phototropism, 251, 257-259, 292, 293
action spectrum and, 276
Physiology, comparative, 7, 8-9
Pickerel, visual pigment of, 321
Pig,
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
cytochrome chain and, 455
ergothioneine and, 198
hydroxybutyryl dehydrogenase and, 87
methyl transfer and, 222, 228
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
Pigeon,
acetoacetate and, 88—89
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
energy output and, 495
iodopsin and, 315
malic enzyme and, 359
methyl transfer and, 222
oxalacetate and, 361
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
Pigment,
ergothioneine and, 200
phototropism and, 250
Pike, porphyropsin and, 320
Piloholus, phototropism and, 251, 291
Pineapple, thiomethylpropionate and,
205
Pinus palustris, auxin and, 268
Pipecolic acid,
N-dimethylbetaine, occurrence of, 202
Pisces, xxiii
Pituitary,
glucose transport and, 414
temperature adaptation and, 509
Planarians, light perception and, 243
Plants,
adenosine triphosphate and, 129, 161
aldolase and, 430
amino acid activation and, 142
cytochromes and, 455-^58
ergothioneine and, 199
fatty acid metabolism in, 101-102
glycolysis and, 418-419
methylmethionine and, 215
methyl transfer in, 226
onium compounds in, 182
phototropism and, 249-251
polyphosphate depolymerization and,
133
propionate oxidation and, 93-94
quinone reductase and, 475
temperature and, 490, 492, 498, 509
trimethylamine and, 194
Platyhelminthes, xxiii, xxiv
phosphagens and, 152
Platymonas, phototaxis and, 272
Poikilotherms,
definition of, 488
thermal requirements and, 490-494
Polyamine, propylaminepherase and,
212
Polychaeta, phosphagens and, 154-155
Polygonatum, azetidine-2-carboxylic acid
and, 216-217
Polygordius, phototaxis and, 247
Polymixins, methionine and, 217
Polynucleotide, oxidative phosphorylation
and, 472
Polyphenol oxidase, terminal respiration
and, 476
Polyphosphate, 161
adenosine triphosphate and, 132-133
biosynthesis of, 131
determination of, 130
distribution of, 134-135
energy storage and, 163
free energy and, 133-134
function of, 133-134
Polyphosphates,
identification of, 130-131
inorganic, 110
insoluble fraction, 130, 132
isolation of, 130
metal complexing and, 134
myosin and, 134
579
giberellin and, 269
mechanisms and, 292—303
negative masking and, 284-289
product law and, 257
quantum yield and, 266-268
roots and, 250-251
screening pigments and, 283-289
threshold response and, 256-257
Phycobilins, 313
Phycocyanin, 292, 373
Phycomyces,
carotenoids and, 280
growth, light and, 259-261, 303
phototropism, 251, 257-259, 292, 293
action spectrum and, 276
Physiology, comparative, 7, 8-9
Pickerel, visual pigment of, 321
Pig,
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
cytochrome chain and, 455
ergothioneine and, 198
hydroxybutyryl dehydrogenase and, 87
methyl transfer and, 222, 228
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
Pigeon,
acetoacetate and, 88—89
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
energy output and, 495
iodopsin and, 315
malic enzyme and, 359
methyl transfer and, 222
oxalacetate and, 361
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
Pigment,
ergothioneine and, 200
phototropism and, 250
Pike, porphyropsin and, 320
Piloholus, phototropism and, 251, 291
Pineapple, thiomethylpropionate and,
205
Pinus palustris, auxin and, 268
Pipecolic acid,
N-dimethylbetaine, occurrence of, 202
Pisces, xxiii
Pituitary,
glucose transport and, 414
temperature adaptation and, 509
Planarians, light perception and, 243
Plants,
adenosine triphosphate and, 129, 161
aldolase and, 430
amino acid activation and, 142
cytochromes and, 455-^58
ergothioneine and, 199
fatty acid metabolism in, 101-102
glycolysis and, 418-419
methylmethionine and, 215
methyl transfer in, 226
onium compounds in, 182
phototropism and, 249-251
polyphosphate depolymerization and,
133
propionate oxidation and, 93-94
quinone reductase and, 475
temperature and, 490, 492, 498, 509
trimethylamine and, 194
Platyhelminthes, xxiii, xxiv
phosphagens and, 152
Platymonas, phototaxis and, 272
Poikilotherms,
definition of, 488
thermal requirements and, 490-494
Polyamine, propylaminepherase and,
212
Polychaeta, phosphagens and, 154-155
Polygonatum, azetidine-2-carboxylic acid
and, 216-217
Polygordius, phototaxis and, 247
Polymixins, methionine and, 217
Polynucleotide, oxidative phosphorylation
and, 472
Polyphenol oxidase, terminal respiration
and, 476
Polyphosphate, 161
adenosine triphosphate and, 132-133
biosynthesis of, 131
determination of, 130
distribution of, 134-135
energy storage and, 163
free energy and, 133-134
function of, 133-134
Polyphosphates,
identification of, 130-131
inorganic, 110
insoluble fraction, 130, 132
isolation of, 130
metal complexing and, 134
myosin and, 134