General, Organic, and Biochemistry - Rilegato

Denniston, Katherine J; Topping, Joseph J; Caret, Robert L

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0072469056 ISBN 13: 9780072469059

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003

Riassunto

The fourth edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry is designed to help undergraduate health-related majors and students of all other majors understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease. This text strikes a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies.

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L'autore:

Kate Denniston is a biochemist in the Biology Dept. of Towson State University. At Towson, she has been honored with such awards as the "Outstanding Faculty Award" and the "Faculty Merit Award". Her previous employment record is literally a list of some of the best biochemistry institutions in the world: Univ. of Wisconsin as a post-doc, Georgetown University School of Medicine as research professor, National Cancer Institute as a Senior Staff Fellow, the Argonee National laboratory in their research program, and as an Invited Instructor by the European Molecular Biology Organization. She has written for such noteworthy publications as Nature, Science.

Joe Topping currently is a professor of analytical chemistry at Towson State University. He did his post-doc at Iowa State Univeristy in Ames. At Towson, he has been honored with such awards as the "Outstanding Faculty Award" and the "Faculty Merit Award". He has written ancillaries for an outstanding text, Atkins - General Chemistry and is heavily involved with the American Chemical Society.

Bob Caret is currently Provost and Executive Vice President of Towson State University and an associate professor of chemistry. He has written an Organic Chemistry text previously. Professor Caret's Focus in the textbook is in organic chemistry.

Contenuti:

General Chemistry

1 Chemistry: Methods and Measurement

2 The Composition and Structure of the Atom

3 Elements, Atoms, Ions, and the Periodic Table

4 Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds

5 Calculations and the Chemical Equation

6 States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

7 Reactions and Solutions

8 Chemical and Physical Change: Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium

9 Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction

10 The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear Medicine

Organic Chemistry

11 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons

12 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics

13 Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers

14 Aldehydes and Ketones

15 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

16 Amines and Amides

Biochemistry

17 Carbohydrates

18 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems

19 Protein Structure and Function

20 Enzymes

21 Carbohydrate Metabolism

22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production

23 Fatty Acid Metabolism

24 Introduction to Molecular Genetics

Appendixes

A A Review of Mathematics Applied to Problem Solving in Chemistry

B Table of Formula Weights

C Determination of Composition and Formulas of Compounds

D Stereochemistry and Stereoisomers Revisited

E Lipid-Soluble Vitamins

F Water-Soluble Vitamins

G Energy Yields from Aerobic Respiration: Some Alternatives

H Minerals and Cellular Function

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0072469056
• ISBN 13: 9780072469059
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 880