Poisonous plants and phytochemicals in drug discovery / [edited by] Andrew G. Mtewa, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, WCAIR, School of Life Sciences, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria, G.M. Narasimha Rao, Department of botany, Andhra, Visakhapatnam, I, India.

Includes index.

"This book is a comprehensive resource on phytotoxins -- covering historical perspectives, applications, and potential in drug discovery. Written and edited by leading researchers in phytochemistry, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, toxicology, and more; this book presents chapters in a carefully designed and clear order, making it an ideal learning resource for the academic researchers and industry professionals"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
ANDREW G. MTEWA trained in Medicinal Chemistry for his PhD under the WCAIR at the University of Dundee in Scotland and also at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. He teaches Chemistry at the Malawi University of Science and Technology in Malawi.

CHUKWUEBUKA EGBUNA, MICCON, AMRSC, is a chartered chemist, a chemical analyst, and an academic researcher. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Biochemistry at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria. He is a PhD fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry/Toxicology with the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

DR. G. M. NARASIMHA RAO is an Associate Professor of Botany at Andhra University, where he also obtained his MSc in Botany and M.Phil in Marine Algal Ecology.