Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
6th Edition
Published on 6. October 2000
Book
Hardback
713 pages
978-0-03-029174-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides students entering the health sciences and related fields with a solid foundation of the chemistry of the human body. The 6th edition highlights the currency of chemistry as a developing science. Throughout the text there are numerous medical and chemical applications text, as well as those related to the environment. There are also "in-text problems" and end-of-chapter problems, with the answers provided at the end of the book. The CD-ROM features interactive tutorials in general chemistry, 3D organic molecules and biochemistry animation.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 224 mm
Weight
2042 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-03-029174-6 (9780030291746)
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Content
General chemistry: matter, energy and measurement; atoms; chemical bonds; chemical reactions; gases, liquids, and solids; solutions and colloids; reaction rates and equilibrium; acids and bases; nuclear chemistry. Organic chemistry: organic chemistry; alkanes and cycloalkanes; alkenes and alkynes; alcohols, ethers, and thiols; benzene and its derivative; chirality; amines; aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids, anhydrides, esters, amides. Biochemistry: carbohydrates; lipids; proteins; enzymes; chemical communication - neurotransmitters and hormones; nucleic acid and heredity; transfer of information, protein synthesis; bioenergetics - how the body converts food to energy; specific catabolic pathways - carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism; biosynthetic pathways; nutrition and digestion; immunochemistry; body fluids.