| id | GO:0019748 Detailed information
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| name | secondary metabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in many of the chemical changes of compounds that are not necessarily required for growth and maintenance of cells, and are often unique to a taxon. In multicellular organisms secondary metabolism is generally carried out in specific cell types, and may be useful for the organism as a whole. In unicellular organisms, secondary metabolism is often used for the production of antibiotics or for the utilization and acquisition of unusual nutrients." [GOC:go_curators]
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| subset | goslim_generic
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| subset | goslim_pir
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| subset | goslim_plant
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "secondary metabolism" EXACT []
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| xref | Wikipedia:Secondary_metabolism
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| is_a | GO:0008152 ! metabolic process
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