582
SUBJECT INDEX
Quaternary ammonium compounds, 183
amino acids and, 189-190
chemical structure of, 185
free energy and, 218, 219, 221
Quaternary nitrogen compounds, rearrangement of, 189
Quinine sulfate, indoleacetate and, 283
Quinone reductase, distribution of, 475
Quinones,
pyridine nucleotides and, 475
succinoxidase and, 449
R
Rabbit,
aldolase and, 431
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
energy output and, 495
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and, 428
lactic dehydrogenase and, 428-429,
430
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
phosphofructokinase and, 430
phosphoglucose isomerase and, 429,
430
rhodopsin and, 323
Racemase, hydroxy acids and, 88
Radiata, xxiv
Radiation, heat loss and, 492
Rainbow trout, visual pigment of, 325,
326
Ram, ergothioneine and, 200
Rana,
metamorphosis, visual pigments and,
328-329
temperature limits and, 489
Raphanus sativus, auxin and, 265, 266
Raspail, 5
Rat, 423
adenosine triphosphate and, 129
cytochrome chain and, 454, 455, 456
energy output and, 495
ergothioneine and, 198, 201
hydroxyacid racemase and, 88
lactic dehydrogenase and, 429, 431
N'-methylnicotinamide and, 203
methyl transfer and, 221, 228
mitochondrial fragments and, 453, 454
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
tryptophan metabolism and, 204
Rathke, 2
Rattlesnake, visual pigment of, 323
Ray, John, 2-3
Reaction rate,
absolute, theory of, 62-66
biological processes and, 66-73
external forces and, 68-70
temperature and, 60-62
Redfield, 9
Redfish, visual pigment of, 335
Remak, cell theory and, 5
Reptiles, xxiii
temperature adaptation and, 493
visual pigments and, 319, 323-324
Resonance, energy-rich bonds and, 111114
Resorcinol, indoleacetate and, 296
Respiration,
non-cytochrome, 472-473
cyanide insensitive, 477-478
Respiratory chain,
cellular localization of, 447-454
components of, 443-447, 452
oxidation-reduction potentials and,
447
Respiratory quotient, trypanosomes and,
420
Retina, glycolysis and, 424, 426
Retinenes, 313
structure of, 314
trapping of, 315
vitamins A and, 315
Reversibility, free energy and, 45-48
Rhabdome, structure of, 338
Rhesus monkey, energy output and, 495
Rhizobium trijolii, nitrogen fixation and,
395
Rhodophyta, xxiii, xxv
temperature limits and, 489
Rhodopsin, 278
absorption maximum of, 314, 319-320
amphibia and, 328-329
definition of, 320
fish and, 321-323, 327, 334-335
molar extinction and, 326
reptiles and, 323
synthesis of, 319
SUBJECT INDEX
Quaternary ammonium compounds, 183
amino acids and, 189-190
chemical structure of, 185
free energy and, 218, 219, 221
Quaternary nitrogen compounds, rearrangement of, 189
Quinine sulfate, indoleacetate and, 283
Quinone reductase, distribution of, 475
Quinones,
pyridine nucleotides and, 475
succinoxidase and, 449
R
Rabbit,
aldolase and, 431
coenzyme A transphorase and, 80
energy output and, 495
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and, 428
lactic dehydrogenase and, 428-429,
430
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
phosphofructokinase and, 430
phosphoglucose isomerase and, 429,
430
rhodopsin and, 323
Racemase, hydroxy acids and, 88
Radiata, xxiv
Radiation, heat loss and, 492
Rainbow trout, visual pigment of, 325,
326
Ram, ergothioneine and, 200
Rana,
metamorphosis, visual pigments and,
328-329
temperature limits and, 489
Raphanus sativus, auxin and, 265, 266
Raspail, 5
Rat, 423
adenosine triphosphate and, 129
cytochrome chain and, 454, 455, 456
energy output and, 495
ergothioneine and, 198, 201
hydroxyacid racemase and, 88
lactic dehydrogenase and, 429, 431
N'-methylnicotinamide and, 203
methyl transfer and, 221, 228
mitochondrial fragments and, 453, 454
oxidative phosphorylation and, 471
rhodopsin and, 323
tryptophan metabolism and, 204
Rathke, 2
Rattlesnake, visual pigment of, 323
Ray, John, 2-3
Reaction rate,
absolute, theory of, 62-66
biological processes and, 66-73
external forces and, 68-70
temperature and, 60-62
Redfield, 9
Redfish, visual pigment of, 335
Remak, cell theory and, 5
Reptiles, xxiii
temperature adaptation and, 493
visual pigments and, 319, 323-324
Resonance, energy-rich bonds and, 111114
Resorcinol, indoleacetate and, 296
Respiration,
non-cytochrome, 472-473
cyanide insensitive, 477-478
Respiratory chain,
cellular localization of, 447-454
components of, 443-447, 452
oxidation-reduction potentials and,
447
Respiratory quotient, trypanosomes and,
420
Retina, glycolysis and, 424, 426
Retinenes, 313
structure of, 314
trapping of, 315
vitamins A and, 315
Reversibility, free energy and, 45-48
Rhabdome, structure of, 338
Rhesus monkey, energy output and, 495
Rhizobium trijolii, nitrogen fixation and,
395
Rhodophyta, xxiii, xxv
temperature limits and, 489
Rhodopsin, 278
absorption maximum of, 314, 319-320
amphibia and, 328-329
definition of, 320
fish and, 321-323, 327, 334-335
molar extinction and, 326
reptiles and, 323
synthesis of, 319