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Rubber Transferase Activity and Rubber Particle Sizes Derived from Lactarius Mushrooms
Corresponding Author(s) : Norimasa Ohya
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 25 No. 9 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 9
Abstract
Upon cutting the fruiting body of L. volemus, a white latex was exuded that changed gradually to a brown colour. The rubber particles from L. volemus showed a bimodal or trimodal particle size distribution with a mean diameter of 1.10-1.32 μm. A comparison with Hevea showed that the rubber particles size in L. volemus latex was slightly larger than those of Hevea, but showed a similar distribution curve. Five Lactarius mushrooms were also examined and showed the characteristic particle size distributions, which varied according to species, suggesting a certain mechanism for controlling the particle size. The in vitro rubber biosynthesis using the rubber particles of L. volemus is also reported.
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- B.G. Audley and B.L. Archer, in ed.: A. D. Roberts, Natural Rubber Science and Technology, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, New York (1988).
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B.G. Audley and B.L. Archer, in ed.: A. D. Roberts, Natural Rubber Science and Technology, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, New York (1988).
B.L. Archer and B.G. Audley, Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 94, 181 (1987).
D.R. Light and M.S. Dennis, J. Biol. Chem., 264, 18589 (1989).
S. Manhavan, G.A. Greenblatt, M.A. Foster and C.R. Benedict, Plant Physiol., 89, 506 (1989).
K. Cornish and R.A. Backhaus, Phytochemistry, 29, 3809 (1990).
D.J. Siler and K. Cornish, Phytochemistry, 32, 1097 (1993).
T.D. Pendle and P.E. Swinyard, J. Rubber Res., 6, 1 (1991).
K. Cornish and D.J. Siler, J. Rubber Res., 8, 275 (1993).
N. Ohya, Y. Tanaka, R. Wititsuwannakul and T. Koyama, J. Rubber Res., 3, 214 (2000).
N. Ohya, J. Takizawa, S. Kawahara and Y. Tanaka, Phytochemistry, 48, 781 (1998).
K. Kurihara, K. Kato, Y. Takei and S. Shichiji, Rep. Ferment, Res, Inst. (Chiba, Japan), 25, 33 (1964).
V.J. Davisson, A.B. Woodside and C.D. Poulter, Methods Enzymol., 110, 130 (1985).
T.D. Pendle and P.E. Swinyard, J. Nat. Rubber Res., 6, 1 (1991).
L. Tarachiwin, J.T. Sakdapipanich and Y. Tanaka, Rubber Chem. Technol., 78, 694 (2005).
Y. Tanaka, S. Kawahara, A.H. Eng, K. Shiba and N. Ohya, Phytochemistry, 39, 779 (1995).
B.L. Archer and B.G. Audley, in ed. C.R. Benedict, In Biochemistry and Regulation of cis-Polyisoprene in Plants, Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Texas A&M University (1986).