The third edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry is designed to help undergraduate health-related majors and students of all other majors understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease. This text strikes a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies.

1 Chemistry: Methods and Measurement 2 The Composition and Structure of the Atom 3 Elements, Atoms, Ions, and the Periodic Table 4 Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds 5 Calculations and the Chemical Equation 6 States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids 7 Reactions and Solutions 8 Chemical and Physical Change: Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium 9 Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction 10 The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear Medicine 11 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Chapter 12 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Chapter 13 Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers 14 Aldehydes and Ketones 15 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 16 Amines and Amides 17 Carbohydrates 18 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems 19 Protein Structure and Function 20 Enzymes 21 Carbohydrate Metabolism 22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production 23 Fatty Acid Metabolism 24 Introduction to Molecular Genetics