IB Chemistry Option B Biochemistry
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978-1-910689-17-2 (ISBN)
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This Guide supports study and revision for IBDP Chemistry Paper 3, for students planning to answer questions on Option B: Biochemistry. It reviews all SL and HL topics, summarising the essential information needed for the exam. Coverage includes:proteins and enzymes; lipids; carbohydrates; vitamins; biochemistry and the environment; nucleic acids; and biological pigments. Key features: concise definitions of key terms and concepts; worked examples to demonstrate how to solve calculations; 50 revision questions to test understanding; tip boxes to boost exam performance; and clearly presented diagrams, figures, and tables.
Martin Bluemel has a degree in Biochemistry and a PGCE from Oxford University. He has taught IB Chemistry since 1987 and is the IB Diploma Programme Coordinator at Taunton School, UK. He is an experienced examiner and has taught revision and mid-IB study courses since 1992.
Contents and Introduction
Introduction to the Biochemistry option
Using this revision guide
Topics for Standard and Higher Level in this guide
Using past IB Chemistry papers
Recent changes to the Biochemistry Option syllabus
1. Introduction to biochemistry
2. Proteins and enzymes
Structure of 2-amino acids
Acid-base properties of 2-amino acids
Buffer solutions
Assay of proteins using UV-visible spectroscopy
Polypeptides
Protein structure
Globular and fibrous proteins
Analysis of proteins by paper chromatography and gel electrophoresis
Enzymes
Enzyme Kinetics (HL)
3. Lipids
Major functions of lipids
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Iodine number
Rancidity of fats
Melting points of fats and oils
Hydrogenation of fats (HL)
Fats in the diet
Lipids and carbohydrates as energy storage molecules
Steroids
4. Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Stereoisomerism in monosaccharides (HL)
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
Dietary fibre (HL)
5. Vitamins
Properties of vitamins
Vitamin deficiencies
6. Biochemistry and the environment
Xenobiotics
Biomagnification of pollutants
Tackling pollution
Biodegradable plastics
Green Chemistry
7. Nucleic Acids
Nucleotides
Nucleic acids
Storage of DNA in the chromosomes of the cell nucleus
DNA replication
The genetic code
Genetically modified foods
8. Biological pigments
Porphyrin pigments
Cytochromes
Oxygen transport by haemoglobin
Chlorophyll and carotenoids
Photosynthesis
Anthocyanins
Separation and identification of pigments
Vision chemistry
Carotenes and vitamin A as sources of retinal
Answers to Revision Questions
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.06.2016 |
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| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-910689-17-3 / 1910689173 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-910689-17-2 / 9781910689172 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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