Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, International Student Edition

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. (Chapter 32 can be found on this book's companion website, which is accessible from http://www.cengage.com/chemistry/bettelheim) Appendix 1. Exponential Notation. Appendix 2. Significant Figures. Answers to In-Text and Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Problems. Glossary. Credits. Index.