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 (NR) is one of the most important polymers and is used in more than 40,000
products. The demand for NR is estimated to reach $68.5 billion in 2026. The key …

Limonene, a plant-derived natural cyclic monoterpene, is widely used in the pharmaceutical,
food, and cosmetics industries. The conventional limonene biosynthetic (CLB) pathway in …

The latex collected from the Hevea brasiliensis tree is today the only commercial source of
natural rubber (NR), the cis-1, 4-polyisoprene polymer, a strategic raw material. The Hevea …

Lettuce produces natural rubber (NR) with an average M w of> 1 million Da in laticifers,
similar to NR from rubber trees. As lettuce is an annual, self‐pollinating, and easily …

Terpenoids constitute one of the largest and most diverse classes of plant metabolites. While
some terpenoids are involved in essential plant processes such as photosynthesis …

Cis-prenyltransferase (cis-PTase) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of glycosyl
carrier lipids required for protein glycosylation in the lumen of endoplasmic reticulum. Here …

The drought-adapted shrub guayule (Parthenium argentatum) produces rubber, a natural
product of major commercial importance, and two co-products with potential industrial use …

A conventional source of natural rubber (NR) is from Hevea (Hevea brasiliensis). NR
production from Hevea is limited by its narrow growth region and susceptibility to leaf blight …

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 …