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here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?'
    #8227297 - 04/02/08 01:57 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

and why is it an evolutionary relic? even really basic cellular life such as plants, or if you think plants aren't basic at all, fungus has metabolic chemistry that is considered unused 'secondary' metabolism. What is this metabolism used for? and why the fuck does it have an outdated use? at what point in time would a plant have USED a secondary metabolism. And if so, are there examples of existing organisms that use these metabolic reactions as their PRIMARY metabolism?

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Re: here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?' [Re: lsdPSYCHosis]
    #8227481 - 04/02/08 04:51 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Secondary metabolism is used to describe metabolic processes which are not immediately necessary for the continuation of life.

Imagine you have a microb that eats food A for millions of years. Something changes, and food A mostly goes away, so the microb evolves to eat food B. After many millions of years, the microb can no longer live on food A, and no longer needs food A for survival, but can still use food A should food B become scarce.


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Re: here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?' [Re: Seuss]
    #8228125 - 04/02/08 10:52 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Cool, thanks for the info Seuss.


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I like free markets and all. Truly I do, at least in general, but there needs to be some kind of oversight in recognition of sustainability. Life works the same way, on a bunch of sustainable systems. Why not honor what made us what we are and take some lessons? Nature FTW!

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Re: here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?' [Re: lsdPSYCHosis]
    #8230021 - 04/02/08 06:39 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

I never even heard of secondary metabolism.  Cool, love learning things on this board. :thumbup:

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Re: here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?' [Re: DieCommie]
    #8232458 - 04/03/08 07:27 AM (16 years, 1 month ago)

:thumbup:Cool explain Seuss!!


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Re: here's a good question... what is a 'SECONDARY METABOLISM?' [Re: lsdPSYCHosis]
    #8234665 - 04/03/08 06:04 PM (16 years, 1 month ago)

Be thankful for secondary metabolism, its end products usually consist of the good stuff :thumbup:


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