Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants, the rubber transferase complex, and metabolic engineering progress and prospects

S Cherian, SB Ryu, K Cornish - Plant biotechnology journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural rubber (NR) is a nonfungible and valuable biopolymer, used to manufacture~ 50
000 rubber products, including tires and medical gloves. Current production of NR is derived …

Natural rubber-producing sources, systems, and perspectives for breeding and biotechnology studies of Taraxacum kok-saghyz

M Salehi, K Cornish, M Bahmankar… - Industrial crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Natural rubber (NR, cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is applied in over 50,000 products. It has
unique properties, which cannot be matched by synthetic rubber. The pará rubber tree …

[图书][B] Biology of Hevea rubber

PM Priyadarshan - 2011 - Springer
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 …

Rubber elongation factor from Hevea brasiliensis: identification, characterization, and role in rubber biosynthesis.

MS Dennis, DR Light - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1989 - ASBMB
The presence of a protein, rubber elongation factor (REF), which is tightly bound to serum-
free rubber particles purified from Hevea brasiliensis latex, is necessary for …

Natural-rubber-latex allergy

K Turjanmaa, H Alenius, S Mäkinen-Kiljunen… - Handbook of …, 2000 - Springer
The history of natural-rubber-latex (NRL) allergy is relatively short; the first case reports
appeared in 1979–1980 in the European (Nutter 1979; Förström 1980) and in 1989 in the …

Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of cDNA encoding cis‐prenyltransferases from Hevea brasiliensis A key factor participating in natural rubber …

K Asawatreratanakul, YW Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Natural rubber from Hevea brasiliensis is a high molecular mass polymer of isoprene units
with cis‐configuration. The enzyme responsible for the cis‐1, 4‐polymerization of isoprene …

Enzymatic polymerization and oligomerization

S Kobayashi, S Shoda, H Uyama - Polymer Synthesis/Polymer …, 2005 - Springer
Polymerizations and oligomerizations catalyzed by various enzymes including hydrolases,
transferases and peroxidases are reviewed. Optically active polyesters have efficiently been …

Insights into rubber biosynthesis from transcriptome analysis of Hevea brasiliensis latex

KS Chow, KL Wan, MNM Isa, A Bahari… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Latex allergy

GE Poley Jr, JE Slater - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
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 …

Latex allergy

JE Slater - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1994 - jacionline.org
BACKGROUND The origins, biosynthesis, and uses of natural rubber latex have been
discussed elsewhere.'8 Natural rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is a processed plant product …