Ebook: Introduction to general, organic, and biochemistry

1. Matter, Energy, and Measurement. --

2. Atoms. --

3. Chemical Bonds. --

4. Chemical Reactions. --

5. Gases, Liquids, and Solids. --

6. Solutions and Colloids. --

7. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium. --

8. Acids and Bases. --

9. Nuclear Chemistry. --

10. Organic Chemistry. --

11. Alkanes. --

12. Alkenes and Alkynes. --

13. Benzene and Its Derivatives. --

14. Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols. --

15. Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules. --

16. Amines. --

17. Aldehydes and Ketones. --

18. Carboxylic Acids. --

19. Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides. --

20. Carbohydrates. --

21. Lipids. --

22. Proteins. --

23. Enzymes. --

24. Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones. --

25. Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity. --

26. Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis. --

27. Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy. --

28. Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism. --

29. Biosynthetic Pathways. --

30. Nutrition. --

31. Immunochemistry. --

32. Body Fluids. (Find this chapter on the book's companion website. To access, enter ISBN 1-133-10508-4 at www.cengagebrain.com.) --

Appendix 1. Exponential Notation. --

Appendix 2. Significant Figures. --

Answers to In-Text and Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems. --

Glossary. --

Credits. --

Index.