Introduction to General, Organic & Biochemistry

by Bettelheim, Frederick A.; Brown, William H.; March, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780030255472
• ISBN10: 0030255473
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

With this innovative split version of INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY (and the accompanying access to ThomsonNOW, the online personalized learning tool), you will find the tools you need for success! This text is designed to make challenging information accessible to everyone and will give you a solid foundation in the chemistry of the human body as well as a better understanding of biochemical interactions. Ideal for those entering a health career, the book shows chemistry appied to normal human biochemical pathways and discusses biochemical conditions present in diseases.

Table of Contents

Part 1 General Chemistry	1	(251)
Matter, Energy, and Measurement	2	(24)
Atoms	26	(30)
Chemical Bonds	56	(26)
Chemical Reactions	82	(29)
Gases, Liquids, and Solids	111	(31)
Solutions and Colloids	142	(29)
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium	171	(24)
Acids and Bases	195	(29)
Nuclear Chemistry	224	(27)
Part 2 Organic Chemistry	251	(188)
Organic Chemistry	252	(13)
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes	265	(26)
Alkenes and Alkynes	291	(29)
Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols	320	(21)
Benzene and Its Derivatives	341	(14)
Chirality	355	(17)
Amines	372	(17)
Aldehydes and Ketones	389	(19)
Carboxylic Acids, Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides	408	(31)
Part 3 Biochemistry	439
Carbohydrates	440
Lipids	470
Proteins	499
Enzymes	526
Chemical Communication: Neurotransmitters and Hormones	545
Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity	566
Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis	586
Bioenergetics. How the Body Converts Food to Energy	607
Specific Catabolic Pathways. Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism	628
Biosynthetic Pathways	651
Nutrition and Digestion	664
Immunochemistry	681
Body Fluids	697
Appendix I Exponential Notation	A.1
Appendix II Significant Figures	A.5
Answers to In-Text and Odd-Numbered Problems	A.9
Glossary	G.1
Index	I.1