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Differentiate Primary metabolites and Secondary metabolites .

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Primary metabolites are those that are required for the basic metabolic processes like photosynthesis, respiration, etc example: Lipase, a protein.
Secondary metabolites does not show any direct function in growth and development of organisms. Exmple: Ricin, gums.
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