Table 2 Monosaccharide composition of the ChASS, KOH 1 M and KOH 4 M fractions and Residues

Fuc

1.4 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Rha

4.5 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.4

0.11 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.01

0.23 ± 0.03

0.38 ± 0.04

0.36 ± 0.07

Ara

22.8 ± 1.2

22.8 ± 1.9

14.4 ± 0.8

11.3 ± 0.1

12.9 ± 0.3

11.4 ± 0.6

16.5 ± 1.6

16.3 ± 0.6

Gal

21.1 ± 1.5

21.8 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.3

Glu

7.9 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.9

10.4 ± 1.1

6.6 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.9

5.9 ± 0.1

11.7 ± 1.7

12.5 ± 2

Xyl

8.6 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.9

69.8 ± 1.2

77.2 ± 0.6

73.0 ± 1.5

78.7 ± 0.7

63.0 ± 2.2

62.6 ± 1.4

Man

10.2 ± 1.2

9.7 ± 0.9

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

GalA

21.9 ± 0.4

21.2 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.1

2.4 ± 0.1

5.1 ± 0.7

5.5 ± 1.3

GlcA

1.5 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.4

0.26 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.05

0.18 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.05

Ara + Xyl

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83.2 ± 1.2

86 ± 0.6

84.9 ± 1.2

89.1 ± 0.2

75.6 ± 2.1

74.8 ± 2.6

Ara/Xyl

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0.207 ± 0.014

0.147 ± 0.002

0.177 ± 0.007

0.144 ± 0.009

0.262 ± 0.032

0.259 ± 0.006