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Table 2 Neutral monosaccharide composition (% w/w of all neutral monosaccharides) of the non-cellulosic polysaccharides in the four wood types from three trees

From: Tracheid cell-wall structures and locations of (1 → 4)-β-d-galactans and (1 → 3)-β-d-glucans in compression woods of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)

  

Monosaccharides

Tree

Wood type

Arabinose

Xylose

Galactose

Mannose

Glucose

Tree 1

OW

9.9 ± 0.6

30.3 ± 1.18

8.4 ± 1.4

36.5 ± 0.9

14.9 ± 1.0

(Tilted at ~20°)

MCW1

6.8 ± 0.5

20.9 ± 0.34

31.6 ± 0.7

27.7 ± 0.2

13.0 ± 1.3

MCW2

5.7 ± 0.6

18.0 ± 0.86

40.8 ± 0.6

20.8 ± 1.0

14.8 ± 1.5

SCW

4.9 ± 0.6

15.3 ± 0.90

49.7 ± 0.5

16.1 ± 1.4

14.0 ± 0.3

Tree 2

OW

11.0 ± 1.0

31.0 ± 1.1

8.8 ± 0.3

38.2 ± 0.6

11.0 ± 0.5

(Tilted at ~13°)

MCW1

6.3 ± 0.3

23.6 ± 0.2

30.4 ± 0.9

28.6 ± 0.7

11.1 ± 0.3

MCW2

5.7 ± 0.5

17.8 ± 0.5

41.0 ± 0.9

20.7 ± 0.6

14.8 ± 1.4

SCW

4.1 ± 0.2

14.2 ± 0.7

50.5 ± 1.1

18.9 ± 0.4

12.3 ± 0.8

Tree 3

OW

8.8 ± 0.4

30.1 ± 0.2

8.7 ± 0.7

40.4 ± 1.1

12.1 ± 0.1

(Tilted at ~8°)

MCW1

6.2 ± 0.8

23.4 ± 1.1

29.4 ± 0.2

30.3 ± 0.3

10.7 ± 0.3

MCW2

5.3 ± 0.2

16.7 ± 0.9

41.1 ± 0.5

21.1 ± 1.0

15.9 ± 0.5

SCW

3.5 ± 0.2

16.6 ± 0.3

49.9 ± 1.1

18.4 ± 0.2

11.6 ± 0.9

  1. Means and standard errors of determination on three hydrolysates