Question
Differentiate between primary and secondary meta bolites.
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Primary Metabolites
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Secondary Metabolites
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These are the metabolites which have identifiable functions and play a specific role in the metabolism.
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These are the metabolites formed during metabolism whose role or exact functions in the tissue are not known.
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2.
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These are important in human metabolic processes, e.g., Amino acids, sugars, etc.
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These are useful to human welfare, e.g., alkaloids, flavonoids, essential oils,etc.
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