Difference between revisions of "Metabolite"

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Primary metabolites are directly involved in food conversion for growth and reproduction.  
 
Primary metabolites are directly involved in food conversion for growth and reproduction.  
  
Secondary metabolites serve other ecological functions.  
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Secondary metabolites or ''functional metabolites'' serve other ecological functions.  
  
  
 
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolite
 
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolite

Latest revision as of 16:36, 5 October 2021

Definition of Metabolite:
Small organic molecules produced by life-sustaining chemical reactions in an organism.
This is the common definition for Metabolite, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Notes

Primary metabolites are directly involved in food conversion for growth and reproduction.

Secondary metabolites or functional metabolites serve other ecological functions.


See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolite