Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry

Frederick A. Bettleheim, William Henry Brown, Jerry March (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

713 Seiten

2000 | 6th Revised edition
Brooks/Cole (Verlag)
978-0-03-029174-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.2000
• Verlagsort: CA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 224 x 282 mm
• Gewicht: 2042 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
• ISBN-10: 0-03-029174-7 / 0030291747
• ISBN-13: 978-0-03-029174-6 / 9780030291746
• Zustand: Neuware