The present review describes the distribution and biological activities of natural mono-, di-, and triaromatic steroids. It is shown that the producers of aromatic steroids are microorganisms, fungi, and marine invertebrates, and also they were found in plants, animals, marine sediments, and karst deposits. Eighty biologically active aromatic steroids likely have an anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotection activity with a confidence of 78 to 92%. The structures and predicted biological activities of aromatic steroids are available. This review emphasizes the role of aromatic steroids as an important source and potential leads for drug discovery and they are of great interest to chemists, physicians, biologists, pharmacologists, and the pharmaceutical industry.

The present review describes the biological activities of ferrocenes and titanocenes steroid conjugates. Ferrocenes steroid conjugates demonstrate antineoplastic and antihypercholesterolemic activity with a confidence more than 90 percent, and can be used as erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents. Titanocenes steroid conjugates show anti‐inflammatory and anti‐seborrheic activity with a confidence more than 70 percent, and can also be used as glutaconyl‐CoA decarboxylase inhibitors and/or erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents. With the computer programme PASS and based on structure–activity relationships (SAR), some additional activities are also predicted, which point towards new possible applications of these lipids. This review is devoted to synthetic lipids ferrocenes and titanocenes steroid conjugates and their biological activity, which are of great interest for medicine, as well as for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical industry.