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Biodegradation of Natural Rubber and Related Compounds: Recent Insights into a Hardly Understood Catabolic Capability of Microorganisms

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: Natural rubber latex is produced by over 2,000 plant species, and its main constituent is poly( cis -1,4-isoprene), a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon. Since 1914 there have been efforts to investigate microbial rubber degradation; however, only recently have the first proteins involved in this

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.6.2803-2812.2005

Authors: Karsten Rose, Alexander Steinbüchel

Institution: University of Münster

Language: English

Topic: Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

OpenAlex ID: W2104976908