Biomolecules

Properties of Water • Adhesion and cohesion property • High latent heat of vaporisation • High melting and boiling point • Universal solvent • Specific heat capacity . Primary and Secondary Metabolites Most plants, fungi and other microbes synthesizes a number of organic compounds called as metabolites which are intermediates and products of metabolism. The term metabolite is usually restricted to small molecules. It can be catergorized into two types namely primary and secondary metabolites based on their role in metabolic process (Figure .

). Figure . : Synthesis of metabolites during growth Primary metabolites are those that are required for the basic metabolic processes like photosynthesis, respiration, protein and lipid metabolism of living organisms. Secondary metabolites does not show any direct function in growth and development of organisms.

Morphine is the first alkaloid to be found. It comes from the plant