CN-Biochemistry:

INTRODUCTION &
ORGANIC VS. INORGANIC
 IMPORTANCE OF BIOCHEMISTRY IN NURSING!
Biochemistry is significant to the profession of nursing because the vast majority of
nurses' patients are human. Humans are biological organisms living in a rich soup of
chemical interactions. Biochemistry is that narrow discipline of chemistry concerned
with the processes occurring in living organisms.
 COURSE OUTLINE:
1. [1H] COMPARISON BETWEEN INORGANIC AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
2. [1H] pH, DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY (relevance to clinical chemistry)
3. [1H] ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A. HYDROCARBON FAMILY (ALKANE, ALKENE, ALKYNES, AROMATIC)
B. ALCOHOL
C. ALDEHYDES
D. KETONES
E. CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
4. [2H] BIOMOLECULES
A. CARBOHYDRATES
B. FATS & OILS
C. PROTEINS
 ORGANIC VS. INORGANIC
ORGANIC INORGANIC

• Many are gases, liquids or solids • Most are soilds

• Usually always contain CARBON especially Carbon-
Hydrogen bonds
• Generally found in living matter, i.e. animal and plants
• Biological in nature
• May contain CARBON. Contain metal and other
elements. Does not contain Carbon-Hydrogen bonds
• Generally obtained from non-living matter i.e.
minerals
• Mineral in nature

• Form covalent bonds • Most form ionic bond

• Compost of few elements only, commonly Carbon, • Composed of all the known elements
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Phosphorous
• Unable to make salts due to covalence of carbon • Make salts

• Low melting and boiling points • High melting and boiling points

• Insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents • Readily soluble in water, insoluble in organic solvents
 ORGANIC VS. INORGANIC
ORGANIC INORGANIC

• Highly inflammable and volatile • Not inflammable and non-volatile

• Poorer conductors of heat and electricity in aqueous • Better conductors of heat and electricity in aqueous
solution solution
• Slower reaction rate • Higher reaction rate

• Includes nucleic acids, fats, sugars, proteins, enzymes • Salts, metals…

and fuels
• Ex. Methane, Alcohol • NaCl, CO2
 INORGANIC VS. ORGANIC (CONCLUSION)
ORGANIC INORGANIC

• Result of activities of livings beings • Created either due to natural process unrelated to life

• Does not make salt • Make salts

• Contains CARBON • Does not contain CARBON

• C-H bonds • Does not have

• Does not contain metal ions • Contains metal ions

• Biological • Mineral

• Carbon rules • Oxygen rules

 INORGANIC VS. ORGANIC (TEST)
● PAPER
● SALT
● IRON
● PEARLS
● VITAMINS
● WATER
● MILK
● BUTTER
● COAL
● QUARTZ
ANY QUESTIONS? CLARIFICATIONS? REACTIONS?
 THANK YOU!
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