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CHEMINFO, Nomenclature


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NOMENCLATURE is a system, based on conventions and standards, for naming chemical substances.


Books

To find books on "nomenclature", do a subject search on the PAC library catalog under CHEMISTRY-NOMENCLATURE, or CHEMISTRY, ANALYTIC-NOMENCLATURE, or ENZYMES- NOMENCLATURE.

Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 4th ed. Oxford; New York: Pergamon, 1979.
QD 291 I57 1979
Includes the definitive rules of naming organic compounds. Covers hydrocarbons, fundamental heterocyclic systems, and groups containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, halogen, sulfur, selenium and/or tellurium.

Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2nd ed. Oxford; New York: Pergamon, 1971.
QD 149 I37 1981
Includes the definitive rules (1970). Covers the elements, compounds, ions and radicals, iso- and hetero-polyanions, acids, salts, salt-like compounds, addition compounds, crystalline phases of variable composition, and polymorphism.

Enzyme Nomenclature. International Union of Biochemistry. Nomenclature Committee. New York: Academic, 1979.
QP 601 I54 1979
For each enzyme provides an enzyme code number, systematic name, and a non- systematic name. Lists the enzymes in numeric order and has an index by systematic, recommended, and other names.

An Introduction to Chemical Nomenclature. 5th ed. London; Boston: Butterworths, 1979.
QD 7 C2 1979
Discusses some of the IUPAC rules. Includes physiochemical symbols and gives important differences between American and British usage.


Indexes

Chemical Abstracts. Index Guide.
Contains a summary of the rules governing nomenclature. Also includes a classified bibliography of chemical nomenclature.

Internet Resources

Biochemical Nomenclature
Includes naming conventions for enzymes, nucleic acid sequences, multienzymes, steroids, peptides, glycolipids, and others. Has a glossary of organic class names and a glossary of medicinal chemistry terms.

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
This is an organic chemistry and biochemical nomenclature web site. Contains a number of glossaries, IUPAC atomic weights, nomenclature of amino acids, peptides, and carbohydrates. Visit the web page and find other pertinent information.


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