Gorgonia ventalina contains secondary metabolites including one, "julieannafuran", which is distasteful to predators.

The sponge contains secondary metabolites that are distasteful to predatory fish such as the blue-headed wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum).

Caulerpa species contain secondary metabolites that are cytotoxic, of which caulerpenyne is the most abundant.

Sponges are often eaten by sea stars but the red tree sponge contains certain secondary metabolites which deter feeding by the common Caribbean starfish Echinaster echinophorus.

The tissues of this starfish have been found to contain several secondary metabolites with medicinal potential.

These analyses can also be performed on liquid samples, such as biofluids, containing peptides, proteins, metabolites, and other biomarkers for clinical, diagnostic, and discovery workflows.

The spray often contains pungent-smelling volatile metabolites, previously thought to be concentrated in the insect from its plant food sources.

The tissues of this sponge contain several secondary metabolites, two of which have been shown to have immunosuppressive properties.

Several Desmodium species contain potent secondary metabolites.

It also contains certain secondary metabolites in its tissues which are distasteful.