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Clint Chapple

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1984
Plant Gene Expression AnalysisPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiochemical and biochemical processesLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversion

Publications

169

Citations

20,804

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1984

Research summary
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Clint Chapple studies how plants build and regulate lignin (a structural compound in plant cell walls) and other specialized chemicals derived from amino acids, using species like Arabidopsis, sorghum, and maize. His lab combines genetics, metabolite tracking with isotope labeling, and genome-wide association studies to identify the genes and enzymes responsible for producing these plant compounds, work relevant to plant defense, biofuel production, and crop improvement.

Lignin biosynthesis and cell wall chemistryPhenylpropanoid and specialized plant metabolismMetabolomics and stable isotope labelingGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) for gene-metabolite discoveryPlant defense compounds and biosynthetic pathways

Publication output has been fairly steady over the last decade, with a peak in 2022 followed by a slight dip and a partial rebound in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 7 publications7222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Figshare×4
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels×3
  • New Phytologist×3
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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