SUBJECT INDEX
587
carbon dioxide and, 361-362, 379
cytochrome of, 379
energy efficiency and, 354, 355
free energy and, 351
nitrate and, 383
organic compounds and, 365
substrates of, 349, 372-373
sulfite oxidation and, 382
sulfur and, 376
thiocyanate and, 401
Thiobacillus
ferrooxidans,
energy efficiency of, 355-356
free energy and, 351
iron oxidation and, 399
substrates of, 349, 373
sulfuric acid and, 372
Thiobacillus
novellus,
organic compounds and, 365
substrates of, 372, 373
Thiobacillus
thiocyanooxidans,
energy efficiency of, 355
free energy and, 351
substrates of, 372, 373, 400
Thiobacillus
thiooxidans,
carbon dioxide and, 146, 363
energy efficiency and, 354, 355
energy utilization and, 363
free energy and, 351
iron oxidation and, 399
substrates of, 372
sulfur and, 376
thiamine and, 366
thiocyanate and, 401
volutin and, 379-380
Thiobacillus
thioparus,
adenosine triphosphate and, 380
cytochrome of, 379
free energy and, 351
organic compounds and, 365
sulfur and, 376
sulfuric acid and, 371-372
thiocyanate and, 401
thiosulfate oxidation and, 364, 377
Thioctic acid, 377
sulfite oxidase and, 381
Thiocyanate, utilization of, 372, 373,
400-401
Thioesters, 443
Thiokinases, specificity of, 78
Thiolase,
distribution of, 90
energy conservation and, 89
Thiol groups, see Sulfhydryl groups
Thiolhistidine, ergothioneine and, 199
Thiol phosphate, 110, 147-148
Thiol transacetylases, glutathione and,
158
Thiolurocanic acid, ergothioneine and,
201
Thiomethylpropionic acid,
methyl ester, isolation of, 205
Thionine, indoleacetate and, 283
Thioploca, 373
Thiorhodaceae, 374
carbon constituents of, 352
substrates of, 356
Thiospirillopsis,
373
Thiosulfate,
cytochrome and, 379
formation of, 376-377
mammals and, 381
oxidation of, 363, 364, 371, 377378, 380, 399
photo-lithotrophy and, 356
reduction of, 385
Thiothrix, 373
Thiourea, nitrifying bacteria and, 367
Thiovulum, 373
Third positive curvature, production of,
255
Thompson, Benjamin, 12
Threonine, thermophils and, 506
Thyroid, temperature adaptation and,
509
Thyroxine,
oxidative phosphorylation and, 470
temperature adaptation and, 493
visual systems and, 329
Tiglic acid, helminths and, 422
Tip response,
mechanism of, 298-301
production of, 252—255
Toad,
energy output and, 495
light and, 243-244
Toluidine blue, polyphosphate and, 131
Tolypothrix,
phototropism and, 292
Topo-phototaxis, 271
587
carbon dioxide and, 361-362, 379
cytochrome of, 379
energy efficiency and, 354, 355
free energy and, 351
nitrate and, 383
organic compounds and, 365
substrates of, 349, 372-373
sulfite oxidation and, 382
sulfur and, 376
thiocyanate and, 401
Thiobacillus
ferrooxidans,
energy efficiency of, 355-356
free energy and, 351
iron oxidation and, 399
substrates of, 349, 373
sulfuric acid and, 372
Thiobacillus
novellus,
organic compounds and, 365
substrates of, 372, 373
Thiobacillus
thiocyanooxidans,
energy efficiency of, 355
free energy and, 351
substrates of, 372, 373, 400
Thiobacillus
thiooxidans,
carbon dioxide and, 146, 363
energy efficiency and, 354, 355
energy utilization and, 363
free energy and, 351
iron oxidation and, 399
substrates of, 372
sulfur and, 376
thiamine and, 366
thiocyanate and, 401
volutin and, 379-380
Thiobacillus
thioparus,
adenosine triphosphate and, 380
cytochrome of, 379
free energy and, 351
organic compounds and, 365
sulfur and, 376
sulfuric acid and, 371-372
thiocyanate and, 401
thiosulfate oxidation and, 364, 377
Thioctic acid, 377
sulfite oxidase and, 381
Thiocyanate, utilization of, 372, 373,
400-401
Thioesters, 443
Thiokinases, specificity of, 78
Thiolase,
distribution of, 90
energy conservation and, 89
Thiol groups, see Sulfhydryl groups
Thiolhistidine, ergothioneine and, 199
Thiol phosphate, 110, 147-148
Thiol transacetylases, glutathione and,
158
Thiolurocanic acid, ergothioneine and,
201
Thiomethylpropionic acid,
methyl ester, isolation of, 205
Thionine, indoleacetate and, 283
Thioploca, 373
Thiorhodaceae, 374
carbon constituents of, 352
substrates of, 356
Thiospirillopsis,
373
Thiosulfate,
cytochrome and, 379
formation of, 376-377
mammals and, 381
oxidation of, 363, 364, 371, 377378, 380, 399
photo-lithotrophy and, 356
reduction of, 385
Thiothrix, 373
Thiourea, nitrifying bacteria and, 367
Thiovulum, 373
Third positive curvature, production of,
255
Thompson, Benjamin, 12
Threonine, thermophils and, 506
Thyroid, temperature adaptation and,
509
Thyroxine,
oxidative phosphorylation and, 470
temperature adaptation and, 493
visual systems and, 329
Tiglic acid, helminths and, 422
Tip response,
mechanism of, 298-301
production of, 252—255
Toad,
energy output and, 495
light and, 243-244
Toluidine blue, polyphosphate and, 131
Tolypothrix,
phototropism and, 292
Topo-phototaxis, 271