Animal defenses

Animal Defense Mechanisms against Toxins Produced by Peants... 

A friendly lunch joint in the area is Ha-Hava (81 St. Mark s PL, s 212-533-6876). Large portions of rice and noodles are served in sinister sauces. Try the rice with red kidney bean sauce, tomato, garlic and hot red pepper. If you missed the Chinatown Buddhist restaurant Vegetarian Paradise 3, VP2 (144 W. 4th St., o 212-260-7130) here in the East Village will do in a pinch. The Animal Defense League lists this as one of their favorite New York restaurants. Or you can pick up a bite on the run at VP 2 GO (140 W. 4th St., a 212-260-7049) next door. 

As mentioned above, marine dinoflagellates are considered rich resources of bioactive compounds, and various long-carbon-chain polyol compounds have been isolated from cultured symbiotic ones, such as amphidinols [43] and karatungiols [44] from Amphidinium spp., zooxanthellatoxins (ZTs) [45,46], and zooxanthellamides (ZADs) [47 9] from Symbiodinium spp., and durinskiols [50,51] from Durinskia spp. On the basis of their structural, biological, and conformational diversity and uniqueness, various potential abilities of such polyol compounds can be considered, that is, chemical communication with host animals, defense materials, or nutrient sources. However, the true physiological functions or roles of these compounds in the ecosystem or symbiotic relationship have rarely been clarihed. 

Meinwald, J. (ed.) The Organic Chemistry of Animal Defense Mechanisms. Tetrahedron 38, 1853-1970 (1982). 

Table 67. Secondary products as animal defense substances...

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