Quantification of trans-1,4-polyisoprene in Eucommia ulmoides by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

J Biosci Bioeng. 2008 Apr;105(4):355-9. doi: 10.1263/jbb.105.355.

Abstract

Commercial development of trans-1,4-polyisoprene from Eucommia ulmoides Oliver (EU-rubber) requires specific knowledge on selection of high-rubber-content lines and establishment of agronomic cultivation methods for achieving maximum EU-rubber yield. The development can be facilitated by high-throughput and highly sensitive analytical techniques for EU-rubber extraction and quantification. In this paper, we described an efficient EU-rubber extraction method, and validated that the accuracy was equivalent to that of the conventional Soxhlet extraction method. We also described a highly sensitive quantification method for EU-rubber by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (PyGC/MS). We successfully applied the extraction/quantification method for study of seasonal changes in EU-rubber content and molecular weight distribution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Butadienes / analysis
  • Eucommiaceae / chemistry*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Hemiterpenes / analysis
  • Hemiterpenes / biosynthesis
  • Pentanes / analysis
  • Rubber / analysis*
  • Rubber / metabolism*
  • Seasons*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared* / methods

Substances

  • Butadienes
  • Hemiterpenes
  • Pentanes
  • isoprene
  • Rubber