SUBJECT INDEX
581
light and, 243-244
oxytrophic, 419
phosphagens and, 152, 154
Psammechinus miliaris, adenosine triphosphate and, 129
Pseudemys,
temperature limits and, 489
visual pigment of, 323
Pseudocoelomates, xxiv
Pseudomonas, 371
cytochrome and, 457
fatty acids and, 78, 98
glucose metabolism and, 417-418
temperature and, 497, 501, 502
thiosulfate and, 375
trimethylamine and, 194
Psilophyta, xxiii, xxv
Psilophytales, xviii
Psilopsida, xxv
Pteridophyta, xxv
Pterophyta, xx, xxiii, xxv
Pteropsida, xx, xxv
Puccinia,
carotenoids and, 280
phototropism and, 260, 291-292
Purkinje, 5
Putrescine, spermine and, 226, 228
Pütter, 7
Pyocyanine, butyrate oxidation and, 83
Pyridine, thiamine and, 230
Pyridine nucleotides, see also specific
compounds
chemo-lithotrophs and, 363, 364
energy and, 442
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and, 140, 418
glycolysis and, 425
hydrogenase and, 394
methylene blue and, 446
occurrence of, 182
oxidation of, 463-465
P/O ratios and, 459
quinones and, 475
respiratory chain and, 446-447
succinoxidase and, 448-450
temperature adaptation and, 494
Pyridinium compounds, 183, 203-204
biosynthesis of, 233-234
Pyridoximers, thiamine biosynthesis and,
235
Pyrimidines, synthesis of, 139
Pyrites, oxidation of, 399-400
Pyrophosphatase, 130
Pyrophosphate,
adenylate kinase and, 134
biosynthesis of, 131
free energy and, 47, 121
methionine activation and, 235
Pyrophosphorylation, adenosine triphosphate and, 128
Pyrrole, onium compounds and, 202203
Pyrrophyta, xxiii, xxv
Pyruvate, 92, 443
acetyl phosphate and, 137
acyl lipoate and, 159
carboxylation of, 359, 360, 363
decarboxylation, 158
phosphoroclastic, 80, 386, 387
Desulfovibrio and, 383
formation of, 116, 159, 417, 421, 423
vertebrate tissues and, 424
glucose-1-phosphate and, 419
glycolysis and, 411, 412
metabolism of, 422-423
nitrogen fixation and, 396
oxidation of, 125, 135, 138
oxidative phosphorylation and, 458,
463, 467
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
pyridine nucleotide and, 442, 446
Streptococcus faecalis and, 476, 477
submitochondrial fragments and, 453454
trypanosomes and, 419-420
tumors and, 427
Pyruvate kinase, glycolysis and, 412
Pyruvate phosphokinase, phosphoenolpyruvate and, 144, 145
Pyruvic oxidase,
acetyl phosphate and, 80
thermophils and, 505
Pyruvic oxime, oxidation of, 367
Pythons, internal temperature and, 492
Pyura stolonifera, phosphagens and, 155
Q
Quantum yield, phototropism and, 266268
581
light and, 243-244
oxytrophic, 419
phosphagens and, 152, 154
Psammechinus miliaris, adenosine triphosphate and, 129
Pseudemys,
temperature limits and, 489
visual pigment of, 323
Pseudocoelomates, xxiv
Pseudomonas, 371
cytochrome and, 457
fatty acids and, 78, 98
glucose metabolism and, 417-418
temperature and, 497, 501, 502
thiosulfate and, 375
trimethylamine and, 194
Psilophyta, xxiii, xxv
Psilophytales, xviii
Psilopsida, xxv
Pteridophyta, xxv
Pterophyta, xx, xxiii, xxv
Pteropsida, xx, xxv
Puccinia,
carotenoids and, 280
phototropism and, 260, 291-292
Purkinje, 5
Putrescine, spermine and, 226, 228
Pütter, 7
Pyocyanine, butyrate oxidation and, 83
Pyridine, thiamine and, 230
Pyridine nucleotides, see also specific
compounds
chemo-lithotrophs and, 363, 364
energy and, 442
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and, 140, 418
glycolysis and, 425
hydrogenase and, 394
methylene blue and, 446
occurrence of, 182
oxidation of, 463-465
P/O ratios and, 459
quinones and, 475
respiratory chain and, 446-447
succinoxidase and, 448-450
temperature adaptation and, 494
Pyridinium compounds, 183, 203-204
biosynthesis of, 233-234
Pyridoximers, thiamine biosynthesis and,
235
Pyrimidines, synthesis of, 139
Pyrites, oxidation of, 399-400
Pyrophosphatase, 130
Pyrophosphate,
adenylate kinase and, 134
biosynthesis of, 131
free energy and, 47, 121
methionine activation and, 235
Pyrophosphorylation, adenosine triphosphate and, 128
Pyrrole, onium compounds and, 202203
Pyrrophyta, xxiii, xxv
Pyruvate, 92, 443
acetyl phosphate and, 137
acyl lipoate and, 159
carboxylation of, 359, 360, 363
decarboxylation, 158
phosphoroclastic, 80, 386, 387
Desulfovibrio and, 383
formation of, 116, 159, 417, 421, 423
vertebrate tissues and, 424
glucose-1-phosphate and, 419
glycolysis and, 411, 412
metabolism of, 422-423
nitrogen fixation and, 396
oxidation of, 125, 135, 138
oxidative phosphorylation and, 458,
463, 467
phosphoenolpyruvate and, 145
pyridine nucleotide and, 442, 446
Streptococcus faecalis and, 476, 477
submitochondrial fragments and, 453454
trypanosomes and, 419-420
tumors and, 427
Pyruvate kinase, glycolysis and, 412
Pyruvate phosphokinase, phosphoenolpyruvate and, 144, 145
Pyruvic oxidase,
acetyl phosphate and, 80
thermophils and, 505
Pyruvic oxime, oxidation of, 367
Pythons, internal temperature and, 492
Pyura stolonifera, phosphagens and, 155
Q
Quantum yield, phototropism and, 266268