Eucommia ulmoides Oliver is one of a few woody plants capable of producing abundant
quantities of trans-polyisoprene rubber in their leaves, barks, and seed coats. One cDNA …

Abstract Rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene), an important raw material for many industrial uses,
is synthesized in the latex of Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll. Arg. We postulated …

The biosynthetic origin of isopentenyl diphosphate in the polyisoprenoid biosynthesis of the
rubber-producing plant Eucommia ulmoides Oliver was elucidated for the fi rst time by …

Plants produce many isoprenoid compounds of biological and/or economic importance. The
first step in isoprenoid biosynthesis is the isomerization of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to …

The cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway in Hevea brasiliensis latex is the conventionally
accepted pathway which provides isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) for cis-polyisoprene …

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) synthase catalyzes the condensation of isopentenyl
diphosphate (IPP) with allylic diphosphates to give (all-E)-GGPP. GGPP is one of the key …

Laticifers are highly specialized plant cells that produce latex enriched with secondary
metabolites. The articulated laticifers of Taraxacum brevicorniculatum synthesize natural …

Abstract Latex of Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A, Juss.) Mull. Arg.(Brazilian rubber tree)
contains 30–50%(w/w) of natural rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene), which is an important raw …

Commercially used natural rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is a secondary metabolite of the
rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). Previous studies have shown the involvement of a prenyl …

Background Natural rubber produced by plants, known as polyisoprene, is the most widely
used isoprenoid polymer. Plant polyisoprenes can be classified into two types; cis …