Affiliation:
1. Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Natural rubber and synthetic poly(cis-1,4-isoprene) are used industrially in the world. Microbial utilization for the isoprene rubbers has been reported in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Poly(cis-1,4-isoprene)-cleavage enzymes that are secreted by rubber-utilizing bacteria cleave the poly(cis-1,4-isoprene) chain to generate low-molecular-weight oligo(cis-1,4-isoprene) derivatives containing aldehyde and ketone groups. The resulting products are converted to the compounds including carboxyl groups, which could then be further catabolized through β-oxidation pathway. One of poly(cis-1,4-isoprene)-cleavage enzymes is latex-clearing protein (Lcp) that was found in gram-positive rubber degraders including Streptomyces, Gordonia, Rhodococcus, and Nocardia species. The other one is rubber oxygenase A and B (RoxA/RoxB) which have been identified from gram-negative rubber degraders such as Steroidobacter cummioxidans and Rhizobacter gummiphilus. Recently, the transcriptional regulation mechanisms for Lcp-coding genes in gram-positive bacteria have been characterized. Here, the current knowledge of genes and enzymes for the isoprene rubber catabolism were summarized.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Organic Chemistry,Molecular Biology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Biochemistry,Analytical Chemistry,Biotechnology
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