Question

short note on secondary metabolites​

Answer 1

sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪᴛᴇs, ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪᴛᴇs, ᴛᴏxɪɴs, sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs, ᴏʀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛs, ᴀʀᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ, ғᴜɴɢɪ, ᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ, ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ.

Answer 2

Answer:

Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by bacteria, fungi, or plants which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism.