Chemistry of the Albumens

Excerpt from Chemistry of the Albumens: Ten Lectures Delivered in the Michaelmas Term, 1904, in the Physiological Department of University College, London The following lectures were given with the object of summarising the methods that have been employed in the investigations of the chemical structure of the albumens, and the results obtained. The structure of the albumens is only one of the problems presented to the biological chemist. In this branch of study, considerable progress has been made during the last few years. An equally important study, however, which is still in its infancy, relates to the chemical dynamics of the albumen molecules when carrying out their normal functions in the living tissue. Attention is called to this branch of biological chemistry in the very incomplete review of the theories of biochemical action given in Lectures IX. and X. When few facts are known, we are obliged to content ourselves with theories; if the latter, however, stimulate subsequent research, they will justify their existence. For this reason I have not hesitated to include Lectures IX. and X. in this publication, imperfect as I feel they are. I am indebted to Dr R. H. Aders Plimmer for his kindness in revising the proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.