Table of Contents

A. The elements
B. Chemical bonds and molecular shape
C. Water- the biological solvent
D. Carbon, the basis for life on Earth
E. 3D-molecular structure of organic compounds
F. Small inorganic molecules of biological importance
G. Some metals in biology
H. Molecular interactions
I. Common reaction types of carbon based compounds
J. Organic compounds by chemical class
K. Aromatic compounds
L. Chemical synthesis of biological molecules
M. Important biological macromolecules by class
N. Aqueous behaviour
O. Elementary thermodynamics
P. Kinetics
Q. Spectroscopy
Appendix: Units and calculations

About the Author

Julie Fisher and John Arnold