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Background  Biodegradation of rubber (polyisoprene) is initiated by oxidative cleavage of the polyisoprene backbone and is performed either by an extracellular rubber oxygenase (RoxA) from Gram-negative rubber degrading bacteria or by a latex clearing protein (Lcp) secreted by Gram-positive rubber degrading bacteria. Only little is known on the biochemistry of polyisoprene cleavage by Lcp and on the types and functions of the involved cofactors.    Results  A rubber-degrading bacterium was isolated from the effluent of a rubber-processing factory and was taxonomically identified as a  Rhodococcus rhodochrous  species. A gene of  R. rhodochrous  RPK1 that coded for a polyisoprene-cleaving latex clearing protein ( lcp   Rr  ) was identified, cloned, expressed in  Escherichia coli  and purified. Purified Lcp Rr  had a specific activity of 3.1 U/mg at 30 °C and degraded poly(1,4- cis -isoprene) to a mixture of oligoisoprene molecules with terminal keto and aldehyde groups. The pH optimum of Lcp Rr  was higher (pH 8) than for other rubber-cleaving enzymes (≈ pH 7). UVvis spectroscopic analysis of Lcp Rr  revealed a cytochrome-specific absorption spectrum with an additional feature at long wavelengths that has not been observed for any other rubber-cleaving enzyme. The presence of one  b -type haem in Lcp Rr  as a co-factor was confirmed by (i) metal analysis, (ii) solvent extraction, (iii) bipyridyl assay and (iv) detection of haem- b  specific  m/z  values via mass-spectrometry.    Conclusions  Our data point to substantial differences in the active sites of Lcp proteins obtained from different rubber degrading bacteria.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-016-0703-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

bmc microbiology

Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of purified Latex Clearing Protein (Lcp) from newly isolated rubber degrading Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain RPK1 reveals novel properties of Lcp