TY - BOOK AU - Blei,Ira AU - Odian,George G. TI - General, organic, and biochemistry: connecting chemistry to your life SN - 0716737477 (hbk.) U1 - 540 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - W.H. Freeman KW - Chemistry N1 - "With visual CD-ROM and interactive Web Site"--Cover; Includes index; Preface. - Pt. 1. General chemistry. Ch. 1. The language of chemistry. Ch. 2. Atomic structure. Ch. 3. Molecules and chemical bonds. Ch. 4. Chemical calculations. Ch. 5. The physical properties of gases. Ch. 6. Interactions between molecules. Ch. 7. Solutions. Ch. 8. Chemical reactions. Ch. 9. Acids, bases, and buffers. Ch. 10. Chemical and biological effects of radiation. - Pt. 2. Organic chemistry. Ch. 11. Saturated hydrocarbons. Ch. 12. Unsaturated hydrocarbons. Ch. 13. Alcohols, phenols, ethers, and their sulfur analogues. Ch. 14. Aldehydes and ketones. Ch. 15. Carboxylic acids, esters, and other acid derivatives. Ch. 16. Amines and amides. Ch. 17. Stereoisomerism. - Pt. 3. Biochemistry. Ch. 18. Carbohydrates. Ch. 19. Lipids. Ch. 20. Proteins. Ch. 21. Nuleic acids. Ch. 22. Metabolism and enzymes : an overview. Ch. 23. Carbohydrate metabolism. Ch. 24. Fatty acid metabolism. Ch. 25. Amino acid metabolism. Ch. 26. Hormones and the control of metabolic interrelations. - Answers to problems following in-chapter worked examples. Answers to odd-numbered exercises. - Glossary. - Illustration credits. - Index ER -