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Fabiola Muro-Villanueva

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015
Plant Gene Expression AnalysisLignin and Wood ChemistryPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiofuel production and bioconversionPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Publications

11

Citations

263

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Fabiola Muro-Villanueva studies plant biochemistry, focusing on how plants build cell walls and produce specialized chemicals such as lignin (a structural material in wood and plant stems) and alkaloids. Her work examines how disrupting or modifying these biosynthetic pathways affects plant growth and development, using model plants like Arabidopsis and alfalfa. This research connects to broader questions about plant biology and potential applications in biofuel production.

Lignin and cell wall biosynthesisPlant metabolic pathway engineering (phenylpropanoid pathway)Plant alkaloid biosynthesis enzymesRoot and nodule development in plantsBiofuel-related plant biochemistry

Publication output has been modest and irregular over the last decade, with intermittent years of no publications followed by small clusters of output, averaging about 1.4 publications per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication20212022: 3 publications3222023: 2 publications23242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY×2
  • Current Opinion in Biotechnology×1
  • Plant and Cell Physiology×1
  • Phytochemistry Reviews×1
  • Planta×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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