Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry

Frederick Bettelheim, Jerry March, William H. Brown

864 pages, parution le 14/04/2003 (7^eme édition)

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Résumé

Perceiving Order in the nature of the world is an ontological- not just pedagogical-need. It is our primary aim to convey the relationship among facts, thereby presenting a totality of the scientific edifice built over the centuries. In this process we marvel at the unity of laws that govern everything in the ever-exploding dimensions: from photons to protons, from hydrogen to water, from carbon to DNA, from genome to intelligence, from our planet to the galaxy and to the known universe. Unity in all diversity.

In writing the preface of the seventh edition of our textbook, we cannot help but ponder the paradigm shift that has occurred during the last 25 years. From the seventies slogan of "Better living through chemistry" to today's epitaph of "Life by chemistry," one is able to discern the change in focus. Chemistry not only helps to provide the amenities of good life but also lies at the heart of our concept and is the preoccupation of life itself. This shift in emphasis demands that our textbook, which is designed primarily for the education of future practitioners of health sciences, should attempt to provide both the basics and the scope of the horizon within which chemistry touches our life.

Contents

General Chemistry

Matter, Energy, and Measurement
Atoms
Chemical Bonds
Chemical Reactions
Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Solutions and Colloids
Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium
Acids and Bases
Nuclear Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry
Alkanes
Alkenes
Benzene and Its Derivatives
Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols
Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules
Amines
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids, Anhydrides, Esters, Amides

Biochemistry

Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Enzymes
Chemical Communication: Neurotransmitters and Hormones
Nucleotides, Nucleic Acid and Heredity
Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis
Bioenergetics: How The Body Converts Food to Energy
Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism
Biosynthetic Pathways
Nutrition
Immunochemistry
Body Fluids

Appendices

L'auteur - Frederick Bettelheim

Frederick A. Bettelheim : Adelphi University

L'auteur - Jerry March

Adelphi University

L'auteur - William H. Brown

William H. Brown : Beloit College

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Thomson
Auteur(s)	Frederick Bettelheim, Jerry March, William H. Brown
Parution	14/04/2003
Édition	7^eme édition
Nb. de pages	864
Format	22 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1950g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780534402112
ISBN13	978-0-534-40211-2