“…Isatin (indole‐2,3‐dione; Figure 1) is ubiquitous in naturally occurring compounds and its derivatives have the potential to act on various biological targets like histone deacetylase, β‐carbonic anhydrase, tyrosine kinase, phosphodiesterase 4B, and tubulin, causing apoptosis of diverse pathogens and influencing the expression of certain apoptosis‐related genes. [ 9–12 ] Thus, isatin derivatives possess broad‐spectrum therapeutic properties, such as antibacterial, [ 12,13 ] antimalarial, [ 14,15 ] antitubercular, [ 16,17 ] and anticancer [ 18–22 ] activities. Moreover, many anticancer agents such as semaxanib, sunitinib, nintedanib, and hesperadin (Figure 1) bear an isatin moiety, [ 23 ] demonstrating that isatin is a fruitful matrix for the development of novel anticancer drugs.…”