Question

mention four types of secondary metabolites ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Types of Secondary Metabolites:

Isoprenoids or Terpenes, e.g., rubber, steroids, essential oils, carotenoid pigments.

Nitrogen containing compounds, e.g., alkaloids, glucosinolates, glycosides, non-protein amino acids.

Phenolic compounds, e.g., lignin, tannins, coumarins, aflatoxins, flavonoids (anthocyanins).

Answer 2

Classification of secondary metabolites

There are five main classes of secondary metabolites such as terpenoids and steroids, fatty acid-derived substances and polyketides, alkaloids, nonribosomal polypeptides, and enzyme cofactors.