460
TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
algae and, V, 138
ammonia and, V, 164-167
anaerobic, V, 137-138
Azotobacter mutants and, V, 146147
cell-free, V, 147-149
combined nitrogen and, V, 141
free energy and, II, 186
gas pressures and, V, 139-141
hemoglobin and, V, 141
hydrazine and, V, 157-160
hydrogen and, V, 141-144
intermediates and, II, 185-186
mechanism of, V, 149-151
metals and, V, 144-146
nitrous oxide and azide, V, 144
organisms and, II, 185
photosynthesis and, V, 139
symbiosis and, V, 138-139
metabolism, V, 137-151
denitrification and, II, 182-183
fixation and, II, 185-186
general aspects of, V, 92-93
metamorphosis and, IV, 539-542
nitrate reduction and, II, 183-184
nitrification and, II, 181-182
nitrite reduction and, II, 184r-185
Nitrogen compounds, oxidation of, I,
366-371
Nitro groups, reduction of, VI, 413
Nitrosomonas europaea, hydroxylamine
and, V, 156-157
Nonadipose tissue, fatty acids of, III, 8081
Nonelectrolytes,
balance, see Balance
Noradrenaline, invertebrates and, VI,
253-255
Norepinephrine, formation of, IV, 264267
Nucleic acid(s),
biological specificity of, IV, 165-174
cellular localization of, IV, 108-128
comparative structure of, IV, 128-165
metamorphosis and, IV, 500, 520,
534-539, 547, 552; VI, 232
structure of, III, 313
Nucleodeaminases, ammonia and, II,
177-180
Nucleosides,
deamination of, II, 177, 178-179
structures of, III, 312-313
unusual sugars in, III, 314-315
Nucleoside polyphosphates,
biosynthesis of, I, 124-127
distribution of, I, 129
function of, I, 127-129
preparation and identification of, I,
121-124
Nucleotide(s), III, 313
arrangement, deoxyribonucleic acid
and, IV, 149-153
distribution,
deoxyribonucleic acid and, IV, 138153
ribonucleic acid and, IV, 153-165
myofibrils and, II, 305-306
Nucleotide deaminases, ammonia and,
II, 177-178
Nucleotropomyosin, isolation of, II, 293294
Nucleus,
deoxyribonucleic acid in, IV, 109
ribonucleic acid in, IV, 111-113, 159161, 165
Nutrition, comparative, see Comparative
nutrition
extraterrestrial bodies and, VI, 133135
free energy and, VI, 141-148
heterotrophic, VI, 146-148
structural organization and, VI, 148169
Ο
Octocorallia, iodine in, V, 529-533
Octoses,
occurrence of, III, 296, 297
structures of, III, 296
Oleic acid, seed oil and, III, 4, 23, 4552, 64, 85
Oligochetes, neurosecretion in, VI, 259260
Oligopeptides, antibiotic, VII, 274-280
Oligosaccharides,
antibiotic, VII, 262-265
definition of, III, 311
TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
algae and, V, 138
ammonia and, V, 164-167
anaerobic, V, 137-138
Azotobacter mutants and, V, 146147
cell-free, V, 147-149
combined nitrogen and, V, 141
free energy and, II, 186
gas pressures and, V, 139-141
hemoglobin and, V, 141
hydrazine and, V, 157-160
hydrogen and, V, 141-144
intermediates and, II, 185-186
mechanism of, V, 149-151
metals and, V, 144-146
nitrous oxide and azide, V, 144
organisms and, II, 185
photosynthesis and, V, 139
symbiosis and, V, 138-139
metabolism, V, 137-151
denitrification and, II, 182-183
fixation and, II, 185-186
general aspects of, V, 92-93
metamorphosis and, IV, 539-542
nitrate reduction and, II, 183-184
nitrification and, II, 181-182
nitrite reduction and, II, 184r-185
Nitrogen compounds, oxidation of, I,
366-371
Nitro groups, reduction of, VI, 413
Nitrosomonas europaea, hydroxylamine
and, V, 156-157
Nonadipose tissue, fatty acids of, III, 8081
Nonelectrolytes,
balance, see Balance
Noradrenaline, invertebrates and, VI,
253-255
Norepinephrine, formation of, IV, 264267
Nucleic acid(s),
biological specificity of, IV, 165-174
cellular localization of, IV, 108-128
comparative structure of, IV, 128-165
metamorphosis and, IV, 500, 520,
534-539, 547, 552; VI, 232
structure of, III, 313
Nucleodeaminases, ammonia and, II,
177-180
Nucleosides,
deamination of, II, 177, 178-179
structures of, III, 312-313
unusual sugars in, III, 314-315
Nucleoside polyphosphates,
biosynthesis of, I, 124-127
distribution of, I, 129
function of, I, 127-129
preparation and identification of, I,
121-124
Nucleotide(s), III, 313
arrangement, deoxyribonucleic acid
and, IV, 149-153
distribution,
deoxyribonucleic acid and, IV, 138153
ribonucleic acid and, IV, 153-165
myofibrils and, II, 305-306
Nucleotide deaminases, ammonia and,
II, 177-178
Nucleotropomyosin, isolation of, II, 293294
Nucleus,
deoxyribonucleic acid in, IV, 109
ribonucleic acid in, IV, 111-113, 159161, 165
Nutrition, comparative, see Comparative
nutrition
extraterrestrial bodies and, VI, 133135
free energy and, VI, 141-148
heterotrophic, VI, 146-148
structural organization and, VI, 148169
Ο
Octocorallia, iodine in, V, 529-533
Octoses,
occurrence of, III, 296, 297
structures of, III, 296
Oleic acid, seed oil and, III, 4, 23, 4552, 64, 85
Oligochetes, neurosecretion in, VI, 259260
Oligopeptides, antibiotic, VII, 274-280
Oligosaccharides,
antibiotic, VII, 262-265
definition of, III, 311