Acknowledgement
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Schemes
Abbreviations
Introduction
Review of Literature
Chemical and biological review
Aim of the Work
Material, Apparatus and Techniques
Taxonomy and Biological screening proceedure
Chapter I Screening of the cytotoxic Activity of the selected Marine Organisms
Screening of selected marine organisms as a source of anticancer drugs
Chapter II Extraction & fractionation of the selected marine organisms
Extraction and fractionation of H. fuscescens
Extraction and fractionation of D. setosum
Chapter III Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of the fractions obtained from the selected marine organisms
Screening of selected marine organisms as a source of anticancer drugs
Chapter IV Isolation of compounds from the active fractions
Chemical study of Heteroxenia fuscescens
Isolation of compounds from D. setosum
Chapter V Identification of the isolated compounds
Chemical study of H. fuscescens
Chemical study of D. setosum
Chapter VI Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of the isolated compounds
Chapter VII Molecular docking studies for the active steroids as aromatase inhibitors
General Summary and Conclusion
References
Published Papers
Arabic Summary