Editors

      Andrew G. Mtewa Andrew is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Phytochemical Society of Europe and the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers and an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He studied Education (Chemistry) for a Bachelor’s degree and Applied Chemistry (Natural Product Chemistry) for his MSc at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. For his PhD, he trained in Medicinal Chemistry, focusing on drug design, synthesis, and development at the University of Dundee, UK, under the Wellcome Centre for Anti‐Infectives Research training program, and in Pharmbiotechnology (Medicinal Chemistry) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. His current interest and the focus of his research group is in the designing, synthesis, and hit expansion of potential drugs against diseases that cause a heavy burden on developing countries. He is also interested in encouraging developing countries to be much more involved in medicinal chemistry and all preclinical aspects of the drug development pipeline beyond just extracts. He is a lead editor of another book on phytochemistry with Elsevier and carries out reviews for some journals, including BMC’s Systematic Reviews and Elsevier’s Tuberculosis. Andrew teaches Chemistry at the Malawi University of Science and Technology.

Chukwuebuka Egbuna Chukwuebuka Egbuna is a chartered chemist, chemical analyst, and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Society of Quality Assurance (USA), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). He has been engaged in several roles at New Divine Favor Pharmaceutical Industry Limited, Akuzor Nkpor, Anambra State, Nigeria, and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Nigeria. He has worked collaboratively and published a number of research articles in phytochemistry, nutrition, toxicology, and related areas. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various journals, including serving as a website administrator for the Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, a journal of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, COOU, and as a toxicology advisory board member for Cambridge Scholar Publishing. His primary research interests are in phytochemistry, nutrition and toxicology, food and medicinal chemistry, and analytical biochemistry. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in biochemistry at COOU and is presently a PhD fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology with the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE‐PUTOR), University of Port‐Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

      G.M. Narasimha Rao G.M. Narasimha Rao is an Assistant Professor of Botany at Andhra University, India. He holds an MSc, MPhil, and PhD in Botany. He has worked on marine algae and mangroves, ecology, physiology, and chemical studies for many years and sits on the editorial board of Marine Science. He has vast teaching and research experience gained over many years and has published extensively in his field of research.