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What are Metabolites? | |
Plant Metabolites | |
Difference between Primary and Secondary Metabolites | |
Human Metabolites | |
Biomacromolecules |
Metabolites are the intermediate products produced during metabolism, catalyzed by various enzymes that occur naturally within cells. Eg., antibiotics, and pigments. The term metabolites are usually used for small molecules. The various functions of metabolites include; fuel, structure, signalling, catalytic activity, defence and interactions with other organisms.The metabolites are produced by plants, humans and microbes.
Plant metabolites are of two types:
Some Secondary Metabolites
Living things are made up of a lot of water, some proteins, a bit of carbohydrates, a small amount of lipids, nucleic acids like DNA, and some ions. The small molecules dissolve easily in acid, while the bigger ones, like proteins and DNA, don't. Lipids are kind of in between; they're small but end up with the bigger molecules because they form structures that don't dissolve in water.
The acid soluble pool contains small molecules, while the acid insoluble fraction mainly contains big molecules like proteins, DNA, sugars, and fats. Even though fats are small, they end up in the big molecule group because they're part of structures like cell membranes that don't dissolve in water. The acid soluble pool shows what's in the liquid part of the cell, while the acid insoluble fraction shows what's in both the liquid and solid parts, including structures like cell organs.
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