LSC Organic and Biochemistry Selected Material, Chapters 10-23(from General, Organic, and Biochemistry)

by Denniston, Katherine; Topping, Joseph; Caret, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780077397630
• ISBN10: 0077397630
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-31
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

The seventh edition ofGeneral, Organic, and Biochemistryis designed to help undergraduate health-related majors, and students of all other majors, understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease. This text continues to strike a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies. The text has been written at a level intended for students whose professional goals do not include a mastery of chemistry, but for whom an understanding of the principles and practice of chemistry is a necessity.Designed for the one- or two-semester course, this text has an easy-to-follow problem-solving pedagogy, vivid illustrations, and engaging applications.

Table of Contents

Part 2 Organic Chemistry

Chapter 10 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons

Chapter 11 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics

Chapter 12 Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers

Chapter 13 Aldehydes and Ketones

Chapter 14 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Chapter 15 Amines and Amides

Part 3 Biochemistry

Chapter 16 Carbohydrates

Chapter 17 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems

Chapter 18 Protein Structure and Function

Chapter 19 Enzymes

Chapter 20 Introduction to Molecular Genetics

Chapter 21 Carbohydrate Metabolism

Chapter 22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production

Chapter 23 Fatty Acid Metabolism