The past few years observed a breakthrough of genome sequences of bacteria of
Rhodococcus genus with significant biodegradation abilities. Invaluable knowledge from …

Background Biodegradation of rubber (polyisoprene) is initiated by oxidative cleavage of the
polyisoprene backbone and is performed either by an extracellular rubber oxygenase …

Terpene synthases are widely distributed among microorganisms and have been mainly
studied in members of the genus Streptomyces. However, little is known about the …

Poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate][P (3HB-co-3HHx)] has a high
potential to serve as a commercial bioplastic due to its biodegradability, thermoplastic and …

Latex clearing proteins (Lcps) are rubber oxygenases that catalyse the extracellular
cleavage of poly (cis-1, 4-isoprene) by Gram-positive rubber degrading bacteria. Lcp of …

The rubber degrading activity of Streptomyces sp. CFMR 7 whose whole genome sequence
was recently determined was tested with non-vulcanized fresh latex and common …

The b-type cytochrome LcpK30 is a latex clearing protein (Lcp), which acts as an endotype
dioxygenase to catalyze the extracellular cleavage of the chemically inert aliphatic polymer …

Gram-positive rubber degraders such as Streptomyces sp. strain K30 cleave rubber [poly
(cis-1, 4-isoprene)] to low-molecular-mass oligoisoprenoid products with terminal keto and …

Rubber materials have greatly contributed to human civilization. However, being a polymeric
material does not decompose easily, it has caused huge environmental problems. On the …

Streptomyces is a genus of gram-positive bacteria with a mycelial growth habit and the
ability to produce spores. Due to their unparalleled ability to produce antibiotics, most of the …