Preface1. Evolutionary mechanism for biosynthesis of diversemolecules2. Impact of ploidy changes on secondary metabolitesproductions in plants3. Effect of climate change on plant secondary metabolism:An ecological perspective4. Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds fromnatural resources: Metabolomics and molecular approaches5. Single-celled bacteria as tool for cancer therapy6. Metabolic pathways for production of anticancercompounds in cyanobacteria7. Prophyletic origin of algae as potential repository ofanticancer compounds8. Metabolic versatility of fungi as a source for anticancercompounds9. Structural information of natural product metabolites inbryophytes10. Landscape of natural product diversity in land-plants assource for anticancer molecules11. Anticancer natural product from marine invertebrates12. Melatonin: A scientific journey from the discoveryin bovine pineal gland to a promising oncostatic agent:An evolutionary perspective13. Spice up your food for cancer prevention: Cancerchemo-prevention by natural compounds fromcommon dietary spices14. Significance of nutraceuticals in cancer therapy15. Common techniques and methods for screening of naturalproducts for developing of anticancer drugsIndex