Introduction to general, organic, and biochemistry

1. Matter, Energy, and Measurement. --
2. Atoms. --
3. Chemical Bonds. --
4. Chemical Reactions. --
5. Gases, Liquids, and Solids. --
6. Solutions and Colloids. --
7. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium. --
8. Acids and Bases. --
9. Nuclear Chemistry. --
10. Organic Chemistry. --
11. Alkanes. --
12. Alkenes and Alkynes. --
13. Benzene and Its Derivatives. --
14. Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols. --
15. Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules. --
16. Amines. --
17. Aldehydes and Ketones. --
18. Carboxylic Acids. --
19. Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides. --
20. Carbohydrates. --
21. Lipids. --
22. Proteins. --
23. Enzymes. --
24. Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones. --
25. Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity. --
26. Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis. --
27. Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy. --
28. Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism. --
29. Biosynthetic Pathways. --
30. Nutrition. --
31. Immunochemistry. --
32. 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.