Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. List of contributing authors XVII
5. 1 Naturally occurring, natural product inspired and synthetic heterocyclic anti-cancer drugs 1
6. 2 Naturally occurring heterocyclic anticancer compounds 55
7. 3 Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthaquinone) derived anticancer agents 83
8. 4 Advances in heterocycles as DNA intercalating cancer drugs 111
9. 5 Recent advances of heterocycle based anticancer hybrids 161
10. 6 Fused pyrrolo-pyridines and pyrrolo-(iso) quinoline as anticancer agents 185
11. 7 Updates on the versatile quinoline heterocycles as anticancer agents 249
12. 8 Recent development of imidazole derivatives as potential anticancer agents 267
13. 9 Recent developments in the synthesis and anti-cancer activity of acridine and xanthine-based molecules 307
14. 10 Synthesis of new horizons in benzothiazole scaffold and used in anticancer drug development 343
15. 11 Triazine based chemical entities for anticancer activity 387
16. 12 Anticancer properties of arylchromenes and arylchromans: an overview 419
17. 13 Anticancer potential of indole derivatives: an update 453
18. 14 Indole based prostate cancer agents 479
19. Index 503