Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry
by Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell
12th Edition
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781337571357 |
| eText ISBN | 9798214357409 |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 12th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 912 |
Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 12th Edition, is a textbook designed to provide health science students with a focus on current scientific issues. The text emphasizes practical relevance by presenting a wide variety of biological and medical applications alongside fundamental chemical concepts.
Core subject coverage spans general chemistry, organic molecular structures, and human biochemistry. Thematic areas include matter and measurement, chemical bonds, reactions, solutions, equilibrium, acids and bases, major organic functional groups, and essential metabolic pathways.
To link scientific theory with practical uses, the textbook incorporates more than 150 Chemical Connections essays. These illustrated features explore real-world applications of chemistry, demonstrating how foundational concepts connect to health-related topics and everyday phenomena.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Matter, Energy, and Measurement.
Chapter 2: Atoms.
Chapter 3: Chemical Bonds.
Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions.
Chapter 5: Gases, Liquids, and Solids.
Chapter 6: Solutions and Colloids.
Chapter 7: Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium.
Chapter 8: Acids and Bases.
Chapter 9: Nuclear Chemistry.
Chapter 10: Organic Chemistry.
Chapter 11: Alkanes.
Chapter 12: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 13: Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols.
Chapter 14: Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules.
Chapter 15: Amines.
Chapter 16: Aldehydes and Ketones.
Chapter 17: Carboxylic Acids.
Chapter 18: Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides.
Chapter 19: Carbohydrates.
Chapter 20: Lipids.
Chapter 21: Proteins.
Chapter 22: Enzymes.
Chapter 23: Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones.
Chapter 24: Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity.
Chapter 25: Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis.
Chapter 26: Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy.
Chapter 27: Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism.
Chapter 28: Biosynthetic Pathways.
Chapter 29: Nutrition.
Chapter 30: Immunochemistry
Chapter 31: Body Fluids.
Chapter Appendix 1: Exponential Notation.
Chapter Appendix 2: Significant Figures.
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