TOPICAL SUBJECT INDEX
467
Product inhibition, examples of, VI, 7879
Prolactins, amino acid sequence of, IV,
195, 223
Proline,
biosynthesis of, VI, 153
occurrence and properties of, V, 30-31
Propionate,
antibiotics derived from, VII, 302332
carboxylation of, V, 236
formation of, V, 225, 258-259, 286
Protamine (s),
amino acid sequence in, IV, 191, 215216
deoxyribonucleic acid and, IV, 128—
131
Protein(s),
antibiotic, IV, 189-192; VII, 293-295
biological activity, structural basis for,
IV, 230
chitin and, VII, 119-124
cocoon, IV, 420-424
contractile,
properties of, II, 347-350
darwinian considerations and, IV,
226-227
deoxyribonucleic acid associated, IV,
128-134
enzymatic and serological specificity
of, IV, 12^13
heterologous,
definition of, IV, 220
quantitative comparisons of, IV, 226
similarities of, IV, 221
statistical comparison of, IV, 221226, 233
homologous, stepwise variation in, IV,
229-230
hormone, IV, 191-199
metabolism, metamorphosis and, IV,
540-541; VI, 227-231
microheterogeneity of, IV, 227-228
myofibrils and, II, 271-305
nonhistone, IV, 133-134
nucleic acids and, IV, 128-138
organic acids from, V, 231-234
pattern, amphibian differentiation and,
VI, 56-57
puparium formation and, VI, 229-230
randomness and, IV, 228-229
review, scope and mechanics of, IV,
187-188
ribonucleic acid associated, IV, 134135
structural organization and, VI, 149161
structure, IV, 11-12
biological activity and, IV, 230
control of, IV, 218-220
diet and, IV, 218-219
polynucleotides and, IV, 219-220
unnatural amino acids and, IV, 219
synthesis,
amino acid activation and, II, 151153
energy and, II, 150-151
insulin and, VI, 332
slime mold differentiation and, VI,
26
spores and, VI, 18-19
unfractionated, amino acids in, IV,
188-189
virus associated, IV, 135-138
Prothoracic gland,
brain hormone and, VI, 266
hormone of, VI, 222, 265, 272-277
Prothoracotropic hormone, see Brain
hormone
Protochordates,
balance in, II, 421
iodine in, V, 527-529
nonneural hormones in, VI, 282-285
Protopectin, nature of, III, 403
Protozoa,
enzyme induction in, VI, 88-89
enzyme repression in, VI, 98
glycolysis in, I, 419-421
organic acid metabolism by, V, 260
pentose phosphate cycle in, VII, 64-65
polynucleotide synthesis by, VI, 166
quinones of, III, 676
sterols of, III, 120-123
water and electrolytes in, II, 412
Pteridine (s),
biosynthesis of, IV, 631-633
chemical nature of, IV, 615
first isolation of, IV, 616
467
Product inhibition, examples of, VI, 7879
Prolactins, amino acid sequence of, IV,
195, 223
Proline,
biosynthesis of, VI, 153
occurrence and properties of, V, 30-31
Propionate,
antibiotics derived from, VII, 302332
carboxylation of, V, 236
formation of, V, 225, 258-259, 286
Protamine (s),
amino acid sequence in, IV, 191, 215216
deoxyribonucleic acid and, IV, 128—
131
Protein(s),
antibiotic, IV, 189-192; VII, 293-295
biological activity, structural basis for,
IV, 230
chitin and, VII, 119-124
cocoon, IV, 420-424
contractile,
properties of, II, 347-350
darwinian considerations and, IV,
226-227
deoxyribonucleic acid associated, IV,
128-134
enzymatic and serological specificity
of, IV, 12^13
heterologous,
definition of, IV, 220
quantitative comparisons of, IV, 226
similarities of, IV, 221
statistical comparison of, IV, 221226, 233
homologous, stepwise variation in, IV,
229-230
hormone, IV, 191-199
metabolism, metamorphosis and, IV,
540-541; VI, 227-231
microheterogeneity of, IV, 227-228
myofibrils and, II, 271-305
nonhistone, IV, 133-134
nucleic acids and, IV, 128-138
organic acids from, V, 231-234
pattern, amphibian differentiation and,
VI, 56-57
puparium formation and, VI, 229-230
randomness and, IV, 228-229
review, scope and mechanics of, IV,
187-188
ribonucleic acid associated, IV, 134135
structural organization and, VI, 149161
structure, IV, 11-12
biological activity and, IV, 230
control of, IV, 218-220
diet and, IV, 218-219
polynucleotides and, IV, 219-220
unnatural amino acids and, IV, 219
synthesis,
amino acid activation and, II, 151153
energy and, II, 150-151
insulin and, VI, 332
slime mold differentiation and, VI,
26
spores and, VI, 18-19
unfractionated, amino acids in, IV,
188-189
virus associated, IV, 135-138
Prothoracic gland,
brain hormone and, VI, 266
hormone of, VI, 222, 265, 272-277
Prothoracotropic hormone, see Brain
hormone
Protochordates,
balance in, II, 421
iodine in, V, 527-529
nonneural hormones in, VI, 282-285
Protopectin, nature of, III, 403
Protozoa,
enzyme induction in, VI, 88-89
enzyme repression in, VI, 98
glycolysis in, I, 419-421
organic acid metabolism by, V, 260
pentose phosphate cycle in, VII, 64-65
polynucleotide synthesis by, VI, 166
quinones of, III, 676
sterols of, III, 120-123
water and electrolytes in, II, 412
Pteridine (s),
biosynthesis of, IV, 631-633
chemical nature of, IV, 615
first isolation of, IV, 616