General, Organic, and Biochemistry

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Edition: 5th
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2007-01-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary

The fifth 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.Designed for the one- or two-semester course, the text has an easy-to-follow problem-solving pedagogy, vivid illustrations, and engaging applications. The updating of the art program throughout, along with many new questions, problems, and discussion topics, continues to make this book appealing to students and instructors alike.

Table of Contents

General Chemistry
Chemistry: Methods and Measurement
The Structure of the Atom and the Periodic Table
Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds
Calculations and the Chemical Equation
States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Solutions
Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium
Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction
The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear Medicine
Organic Chemistry
An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons
The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics
Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Amines and Amides
Biochemistry
Carbohydrates
Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems
Protein Structure and Function
Enzymes
Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production
Fatty Acid Metabolism
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