446
TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
proteins and, IV, 226-227
urea cycle and, II, 220-224, 230
Excretory organs, osmoregulation and,
II, 479-498
Exergonic reactions, coupling of, II, 3134
Extraterrestrial bodies, nutrition on, VI,
133-135
Eye, pentose phosphate cycle in, VII,
35-36
F
Fat( s),
definition of, III, 10-11
depot,
composition of, III, 2, 22, 63, 72,
75, 81, 84-89
diet and, III, 3, 5, 16, 21, 29, 3436, 55, 57
evolution and, III, 89^90
endogenous, formation of, III, 15-22
exogenous, III, 22
organic acids from, V, 231
Fatty acids,
antibiotics and, VII, 303-306
bioelectric potentials and, VII, 164168
branched-chain, III, 2, 38-39, 87-88
naturally occurring, III, 8-9, 74
composition and mode of combination,
III, 52-63
compounds containing, III, 2
concentration differences, origin of,
VII, 150
cyclic, naturally occurring, III, 9, 15,
88-89
distribution, III, 25-52
diversity of, III, 3
essential,
electron transport and, VI, 192-193
requirement for, VI, 193-194
evolutionary theory and, III, 83-91
individual variation in, III, 4
naturally occurring, III, 6-9
oxidation,
comparative aspects of, I, 94-102
energetics of, I, 76-77
ethylenic groups and, I, 82-87
non-energy-yielding, I, 90-92
odd chains and, I, 92-94
potential energy and, I, 77-82
second dehydrogenation and, I, 8789
thiolytic cleavage and, I, 89-90
phospholipid, III, 55-63, 235, 237,
242-244, 246, 251, 252, 257, 266,
269
saturated, III, 6, 40
depot fats and, III, 16, 21, 84-85
synthesis of, III, 15-19, 466, 775, 777;
V, 238, 256, 291
tissue distribution of, III, 63-83
unsaturated,
acetylenic, III, 8, 15, 87
depot fats and, III, 16, 21, 85-87
diethenoid, III, 7
monoethenoid, III, 6-7, 15
polyethenoid, III, 7-8
triethenoid, III, 7
waxes and, III, 52-55
Fatty acid peroxidase, function of, I,
91-92
Feather(s)
keratin of, IV, 362-363, 424
porphyrins in, IV, 606
Feces, porphyrins in, IV, 600-601
Fecosterol, III, 119
Feedback,
bacteria and, VI, 74-77
occurrence of, VI, 77-78
Felinine, occurrence of, V, 53-54
Fermentation L. casei factor, nature of,
IV, 619
Fetal fluids, porphyrins in, IV, 603
Fibrin(s), amino acids in, IV, 214-215,
223, 232
Fibroblasts,
contraction of, II, 344-346
elongation of, II, 350-351
Fibroin(s),
chemical analysis of, IV, 401-403
cross-/? type, IV, 409-413
parallel-/? type, IV, 405-409
ribbonlike orientation of, IV, 409
varieties of, IV, 400-401
X-ray diffraction of, IV, 403-405
TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
proteins and, IV, 226-227
urea cycle and, II, 220-224, 230
Excretory organs, osmoregulation and,
II, 479-498
Exergonic reactions, coupling of, II, 3134
Extraterrestrial bodies, nutrition on, VI,
133-135
Eye, pentose phosphate cycle in, VII,
35-36
F
Fat( s),
definition of, III, 10-11
depot,
composition of, III, 2, 22, 63, 72,
75, 81, 84-89
diet and, III, 3, 5, 16, 21, 29, 3436, 55, 57
evolution and, III, 89^90
endogenous, formation of, III, 15-22
exogenous, III, 22
organic acids from, V, 231
Fatty acids,
antibiotics and, VII, 303-306
bioelectric potentials and, VII, 164168
branched-chain, III, 2, 38-39, 87-88
naturally occurring, III, 8-9, 74
composition and mode of combination,
III, 52-63
compounds containing, III, 2
concentration differences, origin of,
VII, 150
cyclic, naturally occurring, III, 9, 15,
88-89
distribution, III, 25-52
diversity of, III, 3
essential,
electron transport and, VI, 192-193
requirement for, VI, 193-194
evolutionary theory and, III, 83-91
individual variation in, III, 4
naturally occurring, III, 6-9
oxidation,
comparative aspects of, I, 94-102
energetics of, I, 76-77
ethylenic groups and, I, 82-87
non-energy-yielding, I, 90-92
odd chains and, I, 92-94
potential energy and, I, 77-82
second dehydrogenation and, I, 8789
thiolytic cleavage and, I, 89-90
phospholipid, III, 55-63, 235, 237,
242-244, 246, 251, 252, 257, 266,
269
saturated, III, 6, 40
depot fats and, III, 16, 21, 84-85
synthesis of, III, 15-19, 466, 775, 777;
V, 238, 256, 291
tissue distribution of, III, 63-83
unsaturated,
acetylenic, III, 8, 15, 87
depot fats and, III, 16, 21, 85-87
diethenoid, III, 7
monoethenoid, III, 6-7, 15
polyethenoid, III, 7-8
triethenoid, III, 7
waxes and, III, 52-55
Fatty acid peroxidase, function of, I,
91-92
Feather(s)
keratin of, IV, 362-363, 424
porphyrins in, IV, 606
Feces, porphyrins in, IV, 600-601
Fecosterol, III, 119
Feedback,
bacteria and, VI, 74-77
occurrence of, VI, 77-78
Felinine, occurrence of, V, 53-54
Fermentation L. casei factor, nature of,
IV, 619
Fetal fluids, porphyrins in, IV, 603
Fibrin(s), amino acids in, IV, 214-215,
223, 232
Fibroblasts,
contraction of, II, 344-346
elongation of, II, 350-351
Fibroin(s),
chemical analysis of, IV, 401-403
cross-/? type, IV, 409-413
parallel-/? type, IV, 405-409
ribbonlike orientation of, IV, 409
varieties of, IV, 400-401
X-ray diffraction of, IV, 403-405