The energy of living protoplasm / by Oscar Loew.

  • Loew, O. (Oscar), 1844-
Date:
1896
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Credit: The energy of living protoplasm / by Oscar Loew. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    depends upon the proper working of an apparatus, which, in some cases, may be represented by a mere fibre, but which must, even then, be built up of an immense number of molecules. Living particles exist, living molecules do not. To avoid any misunderstanding, I have proposed the name active molecules to designate the condition of the molecules in living matter, and to indicate a distinction between them and other labile proteids, such as enzymes and toxalbumins. Wuat 1 have attempted has not been an explanation of complicated vital functions, but merely that of the nature of the Energy emanating from the proteids of living pro¬ toplasm. The reader will judge whether the evidence which has been adduced suffices to substantiate the main proposition with which 1 set out.