580
SUBJECT INDEX
nucleoside, 110, 121-123, 127
soluble fraction, 130, 132
sulfo-oxidizing bacteria and, 379^380
types of, 129-130
Polysaccharides, 11
ferrobacteria and, 397-398
Polysiphonia lanosa, dimethyl propiothetin and, 204, 205
Polysiphonia notatum, dimethyl sulfide
and, 205
Polythionate, formation of, 376
Pomolobus pseudoharengus,
visual pigment and, 326
Porifera, xxiii, xxiv
phosphagens and, 152, 154
Poronotus triacanthus, visual pigment
of, 336
Porphyrins, 313
Porphyropsin,
absorption maximum of, 314, 319,
320
amphibia and, 328-329
definition of, 320
fish and, 320-321, 322, 323, 327
molar extinction and, 326
reptiles and, 323
Potassium, methionine activation and,
234
Potato,
carbon monoxide and, 473
cytochrome chain and, 455-456
cytochrome oxidase and, 476
polyphenol oxidase and, 476
Potato beetle, temperature and, 494
Presentation time, phototropism and,
252
Pressure, reaction rate and 72-73
Pressure-volume,
energy and, 22
work and, 23
Prevost, 5
Preyer, 8, 9
Priapuloidea, xxiv
Proline,
oxidative phosphorylation and, 461,
467
stachydrine and, 202
submitochondrial fragments and, 454
Propane, oxidation of, 401
ß-Propanolamine, 191
/?-Propiobetaine, see Homobetaine
Propionaldehyde, oxidation of, 140
Propionate,
acetokinase and, 137
activation of, 79, 158
carbon dioxide and, 360
carbonyl phosphate and, 139
ethanol utilization and, 95
formation of, 159
helminths and, 422, 423
hydrogen and, 384
oxidation of, 92, 97
Propionibacterium
shermanii, oxalacetate and, 361
Propionic kinase, 93
Propionyl adenylate hydrolase, source
of, 81
Propionylcholine, isolation of, 195
Propionyl coenzyme A,
/?-alanine and, 193
phosphotransacetylase and, 137
succinate and, 158
Propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase, 93
Propionyl phosphate, 135
Propylamine, formation of, 226
Propylaminepherase, adenosylmethionine
and, 212
Prorocentrum, phototaxis and, 271, 272,
273
Protein, 11, 441
calorie yield of, 75
carotenoids and, 313, 320
polyphosphates and, 130, 134
synthesis of, 142-143
thermophils and, 502, 504, 508
Proteinase, thermophils and, 502, 503504
Proteropterus, visual pigment of, 321
Proteus,
carbon dioxide and, 360
deuterium and, 393
hydrogen and, 387, 390, 391
methylmethionine and, 215
Protista, cell theory and, 5
Protoplasmic streaming, light and, 300
Protostomia, xviii, xxiv
Protozoa, xviii, xix, xxiii, xxiv
adenosine triphosphate and, 162
amino acid activation and, 142
glycolysis and, 419-421
SUBJECT INDEX
nucleoside, 110, 121-123, 127
soluble fraction, 130, 132
sulfo-oxidizing bacteria and, 379^380
types of, 129-130
Polysaccharides, 11
ferrobacteria and, 397-398
Polysiphonia lanosa, dimethyl propiothetin and, 204, 205
Polysiphonia notatum, dimethyl sulfide
and, 205
Polythionate, formation of, 376
Pomolobus pseudoharengus,
visual pigment and, 326
Porifera, xxiii, xxiv
phosphagens and, 152, 154
Poronotus triacanthus, visual pigment
of, 336
Porphyrins, 313
Porphyropsin,
absorption maximum of, 314, 319,
320
amphibia and, 328-329
definition of, 320
fish and, 320-321, 322, 323, 327
molar extinction and, 326
reptiles and, 323
Potassium, methionine activation and,
234
Potato,
carbon monoxide and, 473
cytochrome chain and, 455-456
cytochrome oxidase and, 476
polyphenol oxidase and, 476
Potato beetle, temperature and, 494
Presentation time, phototropism and,
252
Pressure, reaction rate and 72-73
Pressure-volume,
energy and, 22
work and, 23
Prevost, 5
Preyer, 8, 9
Priapuloidea, xxiv
Proline,
oxidative phosphorylation and, 461,
467
stachydrine and, 202
submitochondrial fragments and, 454
Propane, oxidation of, 401
ß-Propanolamine, 191
/?-Propiobetaine, see Homobetaine
Propionaldehyde, oxidation of, 140
Propionate,
acetokinase and, 137
activation of, 79, 158
carbon dioxide and, 360
carbonyl phosphate and, 139
ethanol utilization and, 95
formation of, 159
helminths and, 422, 423
hydrogen and, 384
oxidation of, 92, 97
Propionibacterium
shermanii, oxalacetate and, 361
Propionic kinase, 93
Propionyl adenylate hydrolase, source
of, 81
Propionylcholine, isolation of, 195
Propionyl coenzyme A,
/?-alanine and, 193
phosphotransacetylase and, 137
succinate and, 158
Propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase, 93
Propionyl phosphate, 135
Propylamine, formation of, 226
Propylaminepherase, adenosylmethionine
and, 212
Prorocentrum, phototaxis and, 271, 272,
273
Protein, 11, 441
calorie yield of, 75
carotenoids and, 313, 320
polyphosphates and, 130, 134
synthesis of, 142-143
thermophils and, 502, 504, 508
Proteinase, thermophils and, 502, 503504
Proteropterus, visual pigment of, 321
Proteus,
carbon dioxide and, 360
deuterium and, 393
hydrogen and, 387, 390, 391
methylmethionine and, 215
Protista, cell theory and, 5
Protoplasmic streaming, light and, 300
Protostomia, xviii, xxiv
Protozoa, xviii, xix, xxiii, xxiv
adenosine triphosphate and, 162
amino acid activation and, 142
glycolysis and, 419-421
