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| Title |
A horizontal gene transfer at the origin of phenylpropanoid metabolism: a key adaptation of plants to land
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Direct, February 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-4-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Giovanni Emiliani, Marco Fondi, Renato Fani, Simonetta Gribaldo |
| Abstract |
The pioneering ancestor of land plants that conquered terrestrial habitats around 500 million years ago had to face dramatic stresses including UV radiation, desiccation, and microbial attack. This drove a number of adaptations, among which the emergence of the phenylpropanoid pathway was crucial, leading to essential compounds such as flavonoids and lignin. However, the origin of this specific land plant secondary metabolism has not been clarified. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 3 | 43% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 220 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 210 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 22% |
| Researcher | 38 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 19% |
| Unknown | 40 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 110 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 25 | 11% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 20 | 9% |
| Unknown | 46 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 December 2017.
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#46
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