Chemical Structure and Occurrence of Natural Polyisoprenes

Historical Outline Rubber Production and Consumption Structure of Rubber Synthetic Rubber Outlook and Perspectives Rubber Production Technology Rubber Protein Allergy Purification of Natural Rubber Chemical Structure of Isoprene Units Geometric Isomerism of Isoprene Unit Structure of the Chain-Ends of Naturally Occurring Polyisoprenes Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution Occurrence of Polyisoprene in Living Organisms cis-Polyisoprene in Higher Plants trans-Polyisoprene in Other Higher Plants and Grasses cis-Polyisoprene in Mushrooms Natural Rubber from H. brasiliensis Production of Commercial Natural Rubber and Latex Composition of Natural Rubber Structure of both Chain Ends of Natural Rubber Structure of Branch-Points and Gel Structure of trans-Polyisoprene from Higher Plants trans-Polyisoprene from Chicle trans-Polyisoprene from Gutta Percha and Balata trans-Polyisoprene from Eucommia ulmoides Other Natural Polyisoprenes Structure of cis-Polyisoprene from Fungi Structure of cis-Polyisoprene from Other Higher Plants

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