In the context of metabolomics, glucose, as a substrate for glycolysis, would be considered a(n)
A) haplotype.
B) primary metabolite.
C) secondary metabolite.
D) tertiary metabolite.
E) antibiotic made by microbes.

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Glucose is a primary metabolite since it is directly involved in the metabolic processes of an organism, i.e. glycolysis. Secondary metabolites are compounds that are not essential for the organism's growth and reproduction, while tertiary metabolites are even less central to its metabolism. Haplotype refers to the genetic variant of an individual or population, and antibiotics made by microbes are specialized secondary metabolites with an antimicrobial function.

In the Context of Metabolomics, Glucose, as a Substrate for Glycolysis