AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

By N. ELVAU

1 Chemistry and Measurements 1 2 Matter and Energy 45 3 Atoms and Elements 85 4 Compounds and Their Bonds 125 5 Chemical Quantities and Reactions 167 6 Gases 213 7 Solutions 245 8 Acids and Bases 285 9 Nuclear Radiation 319 10 Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Alkanes 353 11 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons 385 12 Organic Compounds with Oxygen and Sulfur 410 13 Carbohydrates 452 14 Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines, and Amides 481 15 Lipids 517 16 Amino Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes 557 17 Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis 600 18 Metabolic Pathways and Energy Production 633