Laboratory Manual of Physiological Chemistry. By Prof. Meyer Modansky and Prof. Marion Fay. 4th ed. Pp. vii+295. New York: J. Wiley & sons, Inc.; London: Champman & Hall, Ltd., 1938. 10s

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1939
• Weight: 141 KB
• Volume: 58
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000581813

✦ Synopsis

Wny 0, 11)30 import:inccof chemistry i n liviug orgnnisnis it is cssciitial to study invertcbriitc, bictcrinl, and pl:int biochcrnistry in addition to tlic ninnininlinn itspect of thc subjcct.

Ilowever, this criticism is dirccted at tlic title, not :it tho book itself, wliich is n wcll-writteu, iuodcrn, and intcrcsting nccouiit of the subject with 'which i t is conccrncd. The structurc of tlic book is unusunl. In tlie first part is discussed the cheniistry of thc proteins, carbohydrates, tits, and other biologicnlly important substances. Then coinc chnptcrs on the coniposition of tissucs (this is nlniost cntircly n collectioii of bibles) and on the composition of foods. Thc next part dcnls with