Bonds continued
Chapter 4 Bonds continued Chapter contents Double bonds 21 Triple bonds 22 Aromatic rings 22 Long structures 24 The significance of polar and non-polar bonds 24 Emulsification 25 Reactions you…
Amino acids and proteins
Chapter 11 Amino acids and proteins Chapter contents Amino acids 81 Proteins 82 The chemical characteristics of amino acids and their relevance to pharmacology 86 Amino Acids • Amino acids…
Amines and alkaloids
Chapter 23 Amines and alkaloids Chapter contents Amines 175 Alkaloids 176 This group of pharmacologically active substances is possibly the best known in terms of the effects its members have…
Scientific tests
Chapter 41 Scientific tests Chapter contents Blood tests 331 Qualitative analysis in brief 338 Blood Tests (Table 41.1) The initial batch of blood tests will be a full blood count…
Nomenclature, representation of chemical structures and basic terminology
Chapter 5 Nomenclature, representation of chemical structures and basic terminology Chapter contents The functional groups 29 Naming compounds with a hydrocarbon backbone 30 Naming aromatic compounds 31 Naming isomers 31…
Pharmacodynamics: How drugs elicit a physiological effect
Chapter 19 Pharmacodynamics How drugs elicit a physiological effect Chapter contents The ‘lock and key’ hypothesis 137 Enzymes 137 Receptors 139 Carrier molecules 142 Feedback loops 143 Factors affecting a…
Cardiovascular disorders
Chapter 26 Cardiovascular disorders Chapter contents Physiology of the heart 191 Cardiac conditions 195 Cardiovascular disease is an enormous health problem in the Western world and is high in the…
Neurological disease
Chapter 33 Neurological disease Chapter contents Epilepsy 255 Parkinson’s disease 257 Multiple sclerosis 258 Myasthenia gravis 259 The psychoses 260 Depression 262 Mania and hypomania 264 Anxiety 265 Insomnia 266…
