TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
437
Base exchange, alkyl transfer and, I,
229-233
Batrachians, see Amphibia
Bean, cotyledons, nitrate reduction by,
V, 117-118
Beggiatoaceae, sulfo-oxidation by, I,
373-374
Behavior,
hormones influencing, VII, 205-207
recording and measurement of, VII,
207
Benzoquinone(s), occurrence of, III,
648-652, 654-658, 668, 677-680
6-O-Benzoyl-D-glucose, occurrence of,
III, 328
Betaine,
biochemistry of, I, 196-197
methyl transfer and, I, 221-226
Bile,
microbial artifacts in, III, 224-225
porphyrins in, IV, 599
Bile acids,
conjugation of, III, 186, 210-211
types of, III, 207-210
Bile alcohol(s),
conjugates of, III, 210-211
formation of, III, 184-186
types of, III, 206-207
Bile salts,
distribution of, III, 211-222
evolution and, III, 187-189, 223-224
nature of, III, 184, 205-206
species character and, III, 211, 223226
structure of, III, 205-211
types of, III, 206-211
Biochemistry,
comparative, I, 7, 9-14
phylogenetic relationships and, I,
xviii
Bioelectric potentials,
adaptations of, II, 535-539
all-or-none response and, II, 535-537
conclusions, II, 539-540
energy requirement, II, 535
ionic basis of, II, 520-527
permeability changes and, II, 527-535
receptors and, II, 532r-534
speed of conduction, II, 537-538
synaptic junctions and, II, 538
Biological systems,
"energy-rich" compounds,
carboxylic acid derivatives I, 156161
phosphoric acid derivatives, I, 121156
summary, I, 161-164
reaction rates and, I, 60-73
Biology, comparative point of view, I,
1-9
Bioluminescence,
chemistry of, II, 548-551, 563-566,
572-575
Cypridina, II, 554-563
distribution of, II, 545-547, 578-579
evolution of, II, 583-587
mechanism of the flash, II, 570-572
reaction rate theory and, I, 70-73
Biopoietic demands, abiogenic fulfillment
of, VI, 128-135
Biosphere,
nutritional economy of, VI, 126-128
primitive, VI, 129-130
Biotin, function of, VI, 196-197
Birds,
balance in, II, 428-429
behavior, hormones and, VII, 216-224
carotenoids in, IV, 670
depot fats of, III, 35
digestion in, VI, 367-372
insulin and, VI, 332
melanocorticotropic hormones in, VI,
318
neurohypophyseal hormones in, VI,
303, 307
organic acid metabolism in, V, 250257
pentose phosphate cycle in, VII, 57-58
urea cycle in, II, 219-220
Blood,
amylase of, III, 369-370
coagulation,
chordate, IV, 462-465
invertebrate, IV, 436-462
species specificity, IV, 474r-477
systematic comparison of, IV, 465478
437
Base exchange, alkyl transfer and, I,
229-233
Batrachians, see Amphibia
Bean, cotyledons, nitrate reduction by,
V, 117-118
Beggiatoaceae, sulfo-oxidation by, I,
373-374
Behavior,
hormones influencing, VII, 205-207
recording and measurement of, VII,
207
Benzoquinone(s), occurrence of, III,
648-652, 654-658, 668, 677-680
6-O-Benzoyl-D-glucose, occurrence of,
III, 328
Betaine,
biochemistry of, I, 196-197
methyl transfer and, I, 221-226
Bile,
microbial artifacts in, III, 224-225
porphyrins in, IV, 599
Bile acids,
conjugation of, III, 186, 210-211
types of, III, 207-210
Bile alcohol(s),
conjugates of, III, 210-211
formation of, III, 184-186
types of, III, 206-207
Bile salts,
distribution of, III, 211-222
evolution and, III, 187-189, 223-224
nature of, III, 184, 205-206
species character and, III, 211, 223226
structure of, III, 205-211
types of, III, 206-211
Biochemistry,
comparative, I, 7, 9-14
phylogenetic relationships and, I,
xviii
Bioelectric potentials,
adaptations of, II, 535-539
all-or-none response and, II, 535-537
conclusions, II, 539-540
energy requirement, II, 535
ionic basis of, II, 520-527
permeability changes and, II, 527-535
receptors and, II, 532r-534
speed of conduction, II, 537-538
synaptic junctions and, II, 538
Biological systems,
"energy-rich" compounds,
carboxylic acid derivatives I, 156161
phosphoric acid derivatives, I, 121156
summary, I, 161-164
reaction rates and, I, 60-73
Biology, comparative point of view, I,
1-9
Bioluminescence,
chemistry of, II, 548-551, 563-566,
572-575
Cypridina, II, 554-563
distribution of, II, 545-547, 578-579
evolution of, II, 583-587
mechanism of the flash, II, 570-572
reaction rate theory and, I, 70-73
Biopoietic demands, abiogenic fulfillment
of, VI, 128-135
Biosphere,
nutritional economy of, VI, 126-128
primitive, VI, 129-130
Biotin, function of, VI, 196-197
Birds,
balance in, II, 428-429
behavior, hormones and, VII, 216-224
carotenoids in, IV, 670
depot fats of, III, 35
digestion in, VI, 367-372
insulin and, VI, 332
melanocorticotropic hormones in, VI,
318
neurohypophyseal hormones in, VI,
303, 307
organic acid metabolism in, V, 250257
pentose phosphate cycle in, VII, 57-58
urea cycle in, II, 219-220
Blood,
amylase of, III, 369-370
coagulation,
chordate, IV, 462-465
invertebrate, IV, 436-462
species specificity, IV, 474r-477
systematic comparison of, IV, 465478