Durability Variation Among Medical Gloves Made from Existing and New Elastomers Poses a Risk to Public Health [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2023 Despite being an essential line of defense in preventing the spread of diseases, medical glove durability is neither measured routinely nor has standard specifications.
Ashley Herkins, Katrina Cornish
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Biopesticide Activity of Guayule Resin [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The extensive use of synthetic pesticides has created considerable concern for both human health and the environment, which has prompted the search for safer alternatives, such as the resin of guayule (Parthenium argentatum).
Guayente Latorre +6 more
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Argentatin Content in Guayule Leaves (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Approximately one-third of the waste biomass from the cultivation of guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray) for natural rubber production is leaf tissue; however, whether it can be valorized is not known.
María Mercedes García-Martínez +6 more
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RNASeq analysis of drought-stressed guayule reveals the role of gene transcription for modulating rubber, resin, and carbohydrate synthesis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The drought-adapted shrub guayule (Parthenium argentatum) produces rubber, a natural product of major commercial importance, and two co-products with potential industrial use: terpene resin and the carbohydrate fructan.
Chen Dong +5 more
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Downregulation of Squalene Synthase Broadly Impacts Isoprenoid Biosynthesis in Guayule [PDF]
Metabolites, 2022 Production of natural rubber by Parthenium argentaum (guayule) requires increased yield for economic sustainability. An RNAi gene silencing strategy was used to engineer isoprenoid biosynthesis by downregulation of squalene synthase (SQS), such that the ...
Dante Placido +8 more
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Characterization of Small Rubber Particle Protein 1 promoter from guayule (Parthenium argentatum) [PDF]
BMC Research NotesObjective Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is a rubber producing plant. Genetic engineering of guayule to improve natural rubber content requires the use of promoters functional in stem tissues where most of guayule natural rubber is produced.
Grisel Ponciano +6 more
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Phenotypic Diversity in Cell Wall Lignocellulosic Constituents and Ethanol Yield of USDA Guayule and Mariola Germplasm [PDF]
PlantsGuayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray) is a valuable domestic source for rubber and resin. At its center of origin in the Northern Mexico and Southern Texas deserts, guayule, a perennial shrub, is hybridized with its relative species mariola (Parthenium
Hussein Abdel-Haleem +3 more
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Composition of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) resin [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) is a semi-arid shrub, native from the Chihuahan desert. This plant produces polyisoprene and resin. Polyisoprene is the main focal point of many researches, from structure to properties. Today, some processes are used
Amandine Rousset +7 more
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Bioactive Compounds from Leaves and Twigs of Guayule Grown in a Mediterranean Environment [PDF]
Plants, 2020 Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is one of the most promising alternatives to produce natural rubber. As the guayule leaves represent a waste byproduct in the rubber extraction process, their exploitation might contribute to the valorization of the whole ...
Giovanna Piluzza +4 more
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Characterization of resin extracted from guayule (Parthenium argentatum): A dataset including GC–MS and FT-ICR MS [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2020 Guayule (Parthenium argentatum), a shrub native to the arid region of the U.S. southwest and Mexico belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a source of high quality, hypoallergenic natural rubber with applications in pharmaceutical, tire, and food ...
Mostafa Dehghanizadeh +4 more
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