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Assertion :Secondary metabolites are produced in small quantities and their extraction from the plants is difficult and expensive. Reason: Secondary metabolites can be commercially produced by using tissue culture technique
Assertion :Secondary metabolites are produced in small quantities and their extraction from the plants is difficult and expensive. Reason: Secondary metabolites can be commercially produced by using tissue culture technique
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
Secondary metabolites are biosynthetically derived from primary metabolites but more limited in distribution in the plant kingdom, being restricted to a particular taxonomic group. Secondary metabolites are accumulated by plants in smaller quantities as compared to primary metabolites. Also, they are synthesized in specialized cell types at distinct developmental stages, making their extraction and purification difficult and expensive. By the culture media using tissue culture techniques, secondary metabolites can be produced on a large scale.
Secondary metabolites are biosynthetically derived from primary metabolites but more limited in distribution in the plant kingdom, being restricted to a particular taxonomic group. Secondary metabolites are accumulated by plants in smaller quantities as compared to primary metabolites. Also, they are synthesized in specialized cell types at distinct developmental stages, making their extraction and purification difficult and expensive. By the culture media using tissue culture techniques, secondary metabolites can be produced on a large scale.
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