Rubber and latex

Arreguı́n, Barbarı́n

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-26784-4_6

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“…Natural rubber (NR) is an important polymer found in about 2,000 plant species ( Arreguín, 1958 ). To date, Hevea brasiliensis is considered the most important rubber-producing plant ( Laibach et al, 2015 ).…”

Section: Natural Rubbermentioning

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Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

et al. 2022

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The genus Euphorbia includes about 2,000 species commonly widespread in both temperate and tropical zones that contain poisonous milky juice fluid or latex. Many species have been used in traditional and complementary medicine for the treatment of various health issues such as dropsy, paralysis, deafness, wounds, warts on the skin, and amaurosis. The medicinal applications of these species have been attributed to the presence of various compounds, and most studies on Euphorbia species have focused on their latex. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge on chemical composition and biological activities of the latex from various species of the genus Euphorbia. Our aim was to explore the applications of latex extracts in the medical field and to evaluate their ethnopharmacological potential. The databases employed for data collection, are obtained through Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Scopus, from 1983 to 2022. The bibliographic data indicate that terpenoids are the most common secondary metabolites in the latex. Furthermore, the latex has interesting biological properties and pharmacological functions, including antibacterial, antioxidant, free radical scavenger, cytotoxic, tumor, anti-inflammatory, healing, hemostatic, anti-angiogenic, insecticidal, genotoxic, and mutagenic activities. However, the role of other components in the latex, such as phenolic compounds, alkaloids, saponins, and flavonoids, remains unknown, which limits the application of the latex. Future studies are required to optimize the therapeutic use of latex extracts.

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Section: Natural Rubbermentioning

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Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

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Unraveling the Olmec rubber balls from El Manatí, Mexico: a technological and compositional analysis

Pérez,

Guzmán,

Ruvalcaba

et al. 2024

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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This work presents an analysis towards a description of the manufacturing technique of the Olmec rubber balls found at the offerings at El Manatí. The results present this procedure from the extraction of the Mesoamerican rubber from the Castilla elastica tree, discussing its composition and origin of the rubber balls analyzed towards the production of strips that are rolled to make the ball round form. This characterization was achieved through a series of imaging techniques (radiography imaging, UV-induced fluorescence imaging, and optical microscopy) and portable non-destructive and non-invasive analyses (XRF and FTIR) performed on the collection of archaeological rubber balls and compared with contemporary made rubber balls in the region near El Manatí. The methodology was complemented with laboratory chemical analytical techniques (13C NMR-MAS, FTIR, CEA, and GC-MS) applied to selected Olmec rubber microsamples. The new physical and chemical data obtained was also interpreted considering conservation science, to help understand the alterations and transformation processes that the balls have undergone since their recovery in the 1980s.

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Chemistry of Isoprenoid Compounds

Haagen‐Smit

Nimmo

1963

Comprehensive Biochemistry

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Rubber and latex

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

Euphorbia species latex: A comprehensive review on phytochemistry and biological activities

Unraveling the Olmec rubber balls from El Manatí, Mexico: a technological and compositional analysis

Chemistry of Isoprenoid Compounds

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