Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry – Bettelheim

Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry – Bettelheim 10 edition

Frederick A. Bettelheim

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۱. Matter, Energy, and Measurement. —

۲. Atoms. —

۳. Chemical Bonds. —

۴. Chemical Reactions. —

۵. Gases, Liquids, and Solids. —

۶. Solutions and Colloids. —

۷. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium. —

۸. Acids and Bases. —

۹. Nuclear Chemistry. —

۱۰. Organic Chemistry. —

۱۱. Alkanes. —

۱۲. Alkenes and Alkynes. —

۱۳. Benzene and Its Derivatives. —

۱۴. Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols. —

۱۵. Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules. —

۱۶. Amines. —

۱۷. Aldehydes and Ketones. —

۱۸. Carboxylic Acids. —

۱۹. Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides. —

۲۰. Carbohydrates. —

۲۱. Lipids. —

۲۲. Proteins. —

۲۳. Enzymes. —

۲۴. Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones. —

۲۵. Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity. —

۲۶. Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis. —

۲۷. Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy. —

۲۸. Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism. —

۲۹. Biosynthetic Pathways. —

۳۰. Nutrition. —

۳۱. Immunochemistry. —

۳۲. 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.