Introduction to organic and biological chemistry /
Matta, Michael S.
Introduction to organic and biological chemistry / by Michael S. Matta, Antony C. Wilbraham and Dennis D. Staley. - Massachusetts Toronto: D.C Health and Company, c1996. - xxxi, A52p. ill.; 26cm.
Includes glossary and index
1. Chemical bonding: fundamental concepts --2. Carbon chains and rings: the foundations of organic chemistry --3. Halocarbons, alcohols, and ethers: the polar bond in organic molecules --4. Aldehydes and ketones: introduction to the carbonyl group --5. Acids and their derivatives: reactions of the carboxyl group --6. Amines and amides: organic nitrogen compounds --7. Carbohydrates: the structure and chemistry of sugars --8. Lipids: a potpourri of molecules --9. Amino acids, peptides, and proteins: molecules structure and biological roles --10. Enzymes: catalysis of the reactions of life --11. Nucleic acids: the molecular basis of heredity --12. Digestion and nutrition: materials for living --13. Body fluids: maintaining the body's internal environment --14. Energy and life: source and uses of energy in living organisms --15. Carbohydrates in living organisms: at the core metabolism --16. Lipid metabolism: fat chemistry in cells --17. Metabolism of nitrogen compounds: nitrogen and life.
0-669-39922-1
BCir. 574 / M429 1996
Introduction to organic and biological chemistry / by Michael S. Matta, Antony C. Wilbraham and Dennis D. Staley. - Massachusetts Toronto: D.C Health and Company, c1996. - xxxi, A52p. ill.; 26cm.
Includes glossary and index
1. Chemical bonding: fundamental concepts --2. Carbon chains and rings: the foundations of organic chemistry --3. Halocarbons, alcohols, and ethers: the polar bond in organic molecules --4. Aldehydes and ketones: introduction to the carbonyl group --5. Acids and their derivatives: reactions of the carboxyl group --6. Amines and amides: organic nitrogen compounds --7. Carbohydrates: the structure and chemistry of sugars --8. Lipids: a potpourri of molecules --9. Amino acids, peptides, and proteins: molecules structure and biological roles --10. Enzymes: catalysis of the reactions of life --11. Nucleic acids: the molecular basis of heredity --12. Digestion and nutrition: materials for living --13. Body fluids: maintaining the body's internal environment --14. Energy and life: source and uses of energy in living organisms --15. Carbohydrates in living organisms: at the core metabolism --16. Lipid metabolism: fat chemistry in cells --17. Metabolism of nitrogen compounds: nitrogen and life.
0-669-39922-1
BCir. 574 / M429 1996