Download or read book The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 65 written by Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 65: January, 1893 A7nyloia'. - A constituent of milk and dairy products. Dr. F. J. Herz, in.a microscopic examination of milk, cream, cheese of various kinds, and even in what is called chemically pure casein, found strue tures which in appearance, size and behavior to iodine showed strik ing similarity to starch. A point of difference was found in the action of boiling water, which failed to gelatinize them'; heated they become soft and can be enveloped by casein or gluten, but without forming an intimate mixture, as iodine will Sharply define the position'of this substance, called amyloid. It has not been determined if it is a constant constituent of milk nor if it has any bearing upon the use of the milk. - C/ie7nil?er Ztg., 1892, 1594. 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.