# secondary metabolite

> organic compound that is not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of an organism

**Wikidata**: [Q522244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q522244)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_metabolite)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/secondary-metabolite


## References

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