This review article aims to gather all the knowledge on two important proteins associated
with Hevea brasiliensis rubber particles: namely the rubber elongation factor (REF) and the …

Latex allergy continues to be an important medical problem. In this review we re-examine
the definition of latex allergy, the offending allergens, the factors that enhance sensitization …

Natural rubber has been an essential commodity not only for the tyre industry but also for
more than 50,000 products that hold elasticity as an attribute. Rubber is obtained from the …

Biochemical evidence reported so far suggests that rubber synthesis takes place on the
surface of rubber particles suspended in the latex of Hevea brasiliensis. We have isolated …

Hevea brasiliensis is the most widely cultivated species for commercial production of natural
rubber (cis-polyisoprene). In this study, 10 040 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were …

As the living cytoplasm of laticiferous cells, Hevea brasiliensis latex is a rich blend of organic
substances that include a mélange of proteins. A small number of these proteins have given …

Several proteins have been identified and implicated in natural rubber biosynthesis, one of
which, the small rubber particle protein (SRPP), was originally identified in Hevea …

The interfacial structure of natural rubber (NR) colloids is investigated by means of cryogenic
transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) and electrokinetics over a broad range of …

In the first of this three paper series, an in vitro latex coagulation was shown to arise from
aggregation of rubber particles (RP) and lutoid membranes. RP aggregation was shown to …

Abstract Natural rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is an irreplaceable starting material for
thousands of products, many of which are absolutely essential, in particular for modern …