1. Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Third Edition
Donald Voet • Judith G. Voet • Charlotte W. Pratt
Chapter 1
Introduction to the Chemistry of Life
Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

2. Chapter 1 Opener

3. Table 1-1

4. Figure 1-1

5. Figure 1-2

6. Things to recall from organic chemistry: carboxylic acid/amine reactions

7. Things to recall from organic chemistry: intermolecular forces

8. Recall the terminology of functional groups

9. Table 1-2, part 2

10. Recall the terminology of biological molecules

11. Figure 1-7

12. Recall the terminology of cellular biology

13. All organisms share common biochemical properties which suggests an evolutionary linkage
Figure 1-9

14. Figure 1-10

15. Things to recall from organic chemistry: Gibbs free energy

16. Figure 1-11