Chemistry for the life sciences / Raul Sutton, Bernard Rockett, Peter G. Swindells. -- 2nd ed. -- Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2009. – (58.173/S967/2nd ed.)

Contents

Preface

1  Elements, Atoms, and Electrons

2  Covalent Bonding and Molecules

3  Forces Within and Between Molecules

4  Chemical Reactions

5  Water

6  Acids, Bases, and Buffers

7  Gases

8  Aliphatic Carbon Compounds

9  Lipids, Sugars, and Linkages between Reactive Groups

10  Aromatic Carbon Compounds and Isomerism

11  Organic and Biological Reaction Mechanisms

12  Sulphur and Phosphorus

13  Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

14  Metals in Biology

15  Energy

16  Reactions and Equilibrium

17  Light

Appendix: Derivations of Equations

Index