What are primary and secondary metabolites in plants?
Answers
Answered by
4
A plant cell produces two types of metabolites: primary metabolites involved directly in growth and metabolism (carbohydrates, lipids and proteins), and secondary metabolites considered as end products of primary metabolism and not involved in metabolic activity(alkaloids, phenolics, sterols ,steroids, essential oils, lignins and tannins etc).They acts as defense chemicals.Their absence does not cause bad effects in the plants.
Secondary metabolites are substances which are produced by plants as defense chemicals.Their absence does not cause bad effects to the plants.They include alkaloids, phenolics, steroids, essential oils,lignins,resinsand tannins etc.
The metabolites which are required for the growth and maintenance of cellular function are called primary metabolites,
Secondary metabolites are substances which are produced by plants as defense chemicals.Their absence does not cause bad effects to the plants.They include alkaloids, phenolics, steroids, essential oils,lignins,resinsand tannins etc.
The metabolites which are required for the growth and maintenance of cellular function are called primary metabolites,
Similar questions