# primary metabolite

> intermediate or end product of metabolism which is directly involved in growth, development and reproduction

**Wikidata**: [Q3333419](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3333419)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_metabolite)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/primary-metabolite


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)