An introduction to chemistry for biology students /

By:

Sackheim, George I

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. ; Pearson, 2008.Edition: 9th edDescription: xii, 334 p. : illustrationsISBN:

9780805395716 (pbk.)
0805395717 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

540 SAC

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Contents:

pt. I. Inorganic chemistry. 1. Atomic structure : Elementary particles ; Atomic number ; Mass number ; Isotopes ; Electron energy levels -- 2. Chemical symbols -- 3. Atoms and molecules -- 4. Ionization : Ions ; Lewis dot structure ; Ionic bonds ; Acids, bases, and salts ; Electrolytes and nonelectrolytes ; Anions and cations ; pH ; Buffers -- 5. Liquid mixtures : Solutions ; Suspensions ; Colloids (colloidal dispersions) -- 6. Diffusion and osmosis : Diffusion ; Osmosis ; Osmotic pressure ; Active transport -- 7. Nerve cells : Depolarization and repolarization ; Propagation of a nerve impulse -- pt. III. Organic chemistry. 8. The covalent bond -- 9. Polar and nonpolar covalent bonds -- 10. Functional groups in organic compounds : The hydroxyl group ; The carbonyl group ; The carboxyl group ; The amino group ; The sulfhydryl group ; Disulfide bridges ; The phosphate group ; Summary of functional groups -- 11. Hydrogen bonds -- 12. Isomers : Structural isomers ; Geometric isomers ; Enantiomers -- pt. III. Biochemistry. 13. Carbohydrates : Properties of carbohydrates -- 14. Lipids : Fats ; Phospholipids ; Steroids -- 15. Proteins : Formation and hydrolysis ; Structure ; Denaturation -- 16. Nucleotides : Adenosine triphosphate ; Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA ; Replication of DNA ; Transcription of information (protein synthesis) ; The genetic code ; Mutations -- 17. Enzymes : Names of enzymes ; Coenzymes ; Mode of enzyme activity ; Inhibitors -- 18. Methyl groups : Enzymes ; DNA methyltransferase ; Demethylation ; Review questions -- 19. Biologic oxidation : Cellular respiration ; Glycolysis ; Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A ; The citric acid cycle ; Electron transport chain -- 20. Photosynthesis : Overall reaction ; Light reactions ; Calvin cycle ; C₄ plants -- 21. Oxygen-carbon dioxide transport in blood : Flow of gases ; Transport of oxygen ; Transport of carbon dioxide ; Transport of both oxygen and carbon dioxide -- Appendixes : A. Cellular respiration ; B. Glycolysis ; C. Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A ; D. The citric acid cycle ; E. Electron transport chain.

Summary: This book offers a programmed approach that guides you step by step through the questions, building logically on information presented in preceding pages, and an effective way to learn the chemistry you need for your other science courses.

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Previous ed.: San Francisco, Calif.: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2005.

Includes index.

pt. I. Inorganic chemistry. 1. Atomic structure : Elementary particles ; Atomic number ; Mass number ; Isotopes ; Electron energy levels --
2. Chemical symbols --
3. Atoms and molecules --
4. Ionization : Ions ; Lewis dot structure ; Ionic bonds ; Acids, bases, and salts ; Electrolytes and nonelectrolytes ; Anions and cations ; pH ; Buffers --
5. Liquid mixtures : Solutions ; Suspensions ; Colloids (colloidal dispersions) --
6. Diffusion and osmosis : Diffusion ; Osmosis ; Osmotic pressure ; Active transport --
7. Nerve cells : Depolarization and repolarization ; Propagation of a nerve impulse --
pt. III. Organic chemistry. 8. The covalent bond --
9. Polar and nonpolar covalent bonds --
10. Functional groups in organic compounds : The hydroxyl group ; The carbonyl group ; The carboxyl group ; The amino group ; The sulfhydryl group ; Disulfide bridges ; The phosphate group ; Summary of functional groups --
11. Hydrogen bonds --
12. Isomers : Structural isomers ; Geometric isomers ; Enantiomers --
pt. III. Biochemistry. 13. Carbohydrates : Properties of carbohydrates --
14. Lipids : Fats ; Phospholipids ; Steroids --
15. Proteins : Formation and hydrolysis ; Structure ; Denaturation --
16. Nucleotides : Adenosine triphosphate ; Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA ; Replication of DNA ; Transcription of information (protein synthesis) ; The genetic code ; Mutations --
17. Enzymes : Names of enzymes ; Coenzymes ; Mode of enzyme activity ; Inhibitors --
18. Methyl groups : Enzymes ; DNA methyltransferase ; Demethylation ; Review questions --
19. Biologic oxidation : Cellular respiration ; Glycolysis ; Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A ; The citric acid cycle ; Electron transport chain --
20. Photosynthesis : Overall reaction ; Light reactions ; Calvin cycle ; C₄ plants --
21. Oxygen-carbon dioxide transport in blood : Flow of gases ; Transport of oxygen ; Transport of carbon dioxide ; Transport of both oxygen and carbon dioxide --
Appendixes : A. Cellular respiration ; B. Glycolysis ; C. Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A ; D. The citric acid cycle ; E. Electron transport chain.

This book offers a programmed approach that guides you step by step through the questions, building logically on information presented in preceding pages, and an effective way to learn the chemistry you need for your other science courses.

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