Volume IV: Constituents of Life—Part Β
The Optical Asymmetry of Metabolites
T. L. V. ULBRICHT
Cellulose, Starch, and Glycogen
J. S. BRIMACOMBE AND M. STACEY
The Biochemistry of Lignin Formation
F. F. NORD AND WALTER J. SCHUBERT
Nucleic Acids
GEORGE BRAWERMAN AND HERMAN S. SHAPIRO
Protein Molecules: Intraspecific and Interspecific Variations
ALAN VEGOTSKY AND SIDNEY W. FOX
Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids
L. M. HENDERSON, R. K. GHOLSON, AND C. E. DALGLIESH
Structural and Chemical Properties of Keratin-Forming Tissues
A. GEDEON MATOLTSY
Sclerotization
M. G. M. PRYOR
Silk and Other Cocoon Proteins
K. M. RUDALL
Blood Coagulation
CHARLES GREGOIRE AND HENRY J. TAGNON
Metamorphosis and Biochemical Adaptation in Amphibia
THOMAS PETER BENNETT AND EARL FRIEDEN
Porphyrins: Structure, Distribution, and Metabolism
C. RlMINGTON AND G. Y. KENNEDY
Pteridines: Structure and Metabolism
HUGH S. FORREST
Carotenoids: Structure, Distribution, and Function
T. W. GOODWIN
Comparative Biochemistry of the Alkali Metals
Η. B. STEINBACH
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