Multifunctional lignin-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids

E Lizundia, MH Sipponen, LG Greca, M Balakshin… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance
sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin …

Lipid droplets: packing hydrophobic molecules within the aqueous cytoplasm

A Guzha, P Whitehead, T Ischebeck… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Lipid droplets, also known as oil bodies or lipid bodies, are plant organelles that
compartmentalize neutral lipids as a hydrophobic matrix covered by proteins embedded in a …

The rubber tree genome reveals new insights into rubber production and species adaptation

C Tang, M Yang, Y Fang, Y Luo, S Gao, X **ao, Z An… - Nature plants, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is an economically important tropical tree
species that produces natural rubber, an essential industrial raw material. Here we present a …

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 …

Molecular mechanisms of natural rubber biosynthesis

S Yamashita, S Takahashi - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Natural rubber (NR), principally comprising cis-1, 4-polyisoprene, is an industrially important
natural hydrocarbon polymer because of its unique physical properties, which render it …

Lignin as alternative reinforcing filler in the rubber industry: a review

NA Mohamad Aini, N Othman, MH Hussin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lignin has potential as a reinforcing filler and to become an alternative to carbon black in the
rubber industry. This is because it is formed from cheaper materials with abundant annually …

Biosynthesis of natural rubber: current state and perspectives

X Men, F Wang, GQ Chen, HB Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Natural rubber is a kind of indispensable biopolymers with great use and strategic
importance in human society. However, its production relies almost exclusively on rubber …

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 …

Lipid droplets in plants and algae: Distribution, formation, turnover and function

T Ischebeck, HE Krawczyk, RT Mullen, JM Dyer… - Seminars in cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant oils represent an energy-rich and carbon-dense group of hydrophobic compounds.
These oils are not only of economic interest, but also play important, fundamental roles in …

Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

R Benjamaa, A Moujanni, N Kaushik, EH Choi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The genus Euphorbia includes about 2,000 species commonly widespread in both
temperate and tropical zones that contain poisonous milky juice fluid or latex. Many species …