Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding metabolites is INCORRECT?

  1. Alcohol is a primary metabolite.

  2. The metabolome forms a large network of metabolic reactions.

  3. The rate of degradation of a metabolite is an important determinant of the duration and intensity of its action.

  4. Some antibiotics use sceondary metabolites as precursors.

  5. A secondary metabolite has an important ecological function.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Some antibiotics use primary metabolites as precursors.

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