RoxA is an extracellular c-type diheme cytochrome secreted by Xanthomonas sp. strain 35Y during growth on rubber. RoxA cleaves poly(cis-1,4-isoprene) to 12-oxo-4,8-dimethyltrideca-4,8-diene-1-al (ODTD). Analysis of the RoxA structure revealed that Phe317 is located in close proximity (≈5 Å) to the N-terminal heme that presumably represents the active site. To find evidence of whether Phe317 is...

Previous results obtained for the cis-polymerisation of isoprene with scandium half-sandwich complex Cp*Sc(BH(4))(2)(THF) 1a were extended to its neodymium analog. The X-ray structure of the already reported neodymium monomer compound Cp*Nd(BH(4))(2)(THF)(2) 1b is presented. Cp*Nd(BH(4))(2)(THF)(2)/[CPh(3)][B(C(6)F(5))(4)]/Al((i)Bu)(3) catalytic system was found to be very active and stereosele...

Cooperative motions of cis-1,4-polybutadiene (cis-PB) and cis-1,4-polyisoprene (cis-PI) in the bulk state are analyzed and compared using the cooperative kinematics (CK) theory. The mechanisms of relaxation on a local scale are closely similar for the two polymers in dense media, resulting from the same geometry of the backbone, which is the major determinant of the types of accessible cooperat...

Natural polyisoprene is a biopolymer consisting of isoprene units (C(5)H(8)) that is used commercially in household, medical, and industrial materials. For the management of natural polyisoprene production, the selection of high-yield polyisoprene-producing trees, and an understanding of polyisoprene biosynthesis, a high-throughput and highly sensitive screening method for the quantification of...

Abstract Diverse wet adhesives were prepared from oleic acid (OA), polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), and cis -1,4-polyisoprene (PI) at different ratios for attracting trapping insects. The of (PVP-PI)/OA 1:2, 1:1 2:1 (g/g). ratio between PVP PI was 9 to 1 blends irradiated with doses 10 50 kGy. Adhesion properties, water sorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis s...