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Categories: Evolutionary biology, All articles needing additional references, Ecology, Chemical ecology, Secondary metabolites
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secondary metabolite  fungal secondary metabolite  fungal secondary metabolites  secondary compound  secondary compounds
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Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism. Wikipedia
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Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism. Wikipedia
Organic compound that is not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of an organism Wikidata
A metabolite of an organism that is not used by that organism for growth, development &c. Wiktionary