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Table 1 Pyrolysis products of each sample

From: In situ lignocellulosic unlocking mechanism for carbohydrate hydrolysis in termites: crucial lignin modification

Number

RTb, minutes

Compound identificationc

Content of compound, mg/g

 
   

Undigested wood

Feces

Change, %

1I

1.811

1-Propen-2-ol, acetate

10.75 ± 0.51

4.74 ± 0.23

-55.9 ± 2.7

2I

5.319

Furfural

5.47 ± 0.26

2.27 ± 0.11

-58.6 ± 2.8

3I

5.866

2-Furanmethanol

2.01 ± 0.09

1.02 ± 0.04

-49.2 ± 2.1

4I

6.547

2-Cyclopentene-1,4-dione

1.70 ± 0.08

0.60 ± 0.03

-64.5 ± 3.1

5I

7.274

2(5H)-Furanone

2.62 ± 0.12

1.34 ± 0.06

-48.7 ± 2.2

6I

7.533

1,2-Cyclopentanedione

6.58 ± 0.32

2.81 ± 0.13

-57.3 ± 2.8

7I

7.926

Dihydro-3-methylene-2,5-furandione

1.17 ± 0.04

0.43 ± 0.02

-62.6 ± 2.4

8I

8.409

3-Butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone

2.97 ± 0.10

1.21 ± 0.04

-59.2 ± 2.0

9I

8.780

Resorcinol

1.33 ± 0.06

0.58 ± 0.03

-56.2 ± 2.7

10I

8.940

Phenol

1.04 ± 0.05

1.47 ± 0.07

+42.6 ± 2.0

11I

10.109

3-Methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione

2.67 ± 0.11

1.16 ± 0.05

-56.6 ± 2.3

12I

10.553

4-Methyl-5H-furan-2-one

2.07 ± 0.09

N/A

-

13I

10.739/11.263

3-Methylphenol

9.98 ± 0.47

3.99 ± 0.19

-60.0 ± 2.9

14I

11.567

2-Methoxyphenol

8.65 ± 0.41

8.64 ± 0.41

-0.1 ± 0.0

15I

12.283

Maltol

1.36 ± 0.06

N/A

-

16I

13.038

2,5-Dimethylphenol

1.38 ± 0.06

1.33 ± 0.06

-3.7 ± 0.2

17I

13.314

5-heptyldihydro-2(3H)-Furanone

1.79 ± 0.08

N/A

-

18I

13.469

2,3-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde

1.22 ± 0.05

N/A

-

19I

13.724/14.125

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

12.27 ± 0.42

12.51 ± 0.48

+2.0 ± 0.1

20I

14.280

4-Methoxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone

7.33 ± 0.25

N/A

-

21I

14.569

1,2-Benzenediol

7.45 ± 0.35

4.08 ± 0.19

-45.2 ± 2.1

22I

15.027, 19.643, 20.902, 17.140-17.257, 21.101, 21.817, 22.102-22.500

O-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranoside

34.14 ± 1.65

13.79 ± 0.67

-59.6 ± 2.9

23I

15.415

5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde

8.80 ± 0.33

N/A

-

24I

15.898

3-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol

2.33 ± 0.08

1.974 ± 0.06

-15.2 ± 0.5

25I

16.101

4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol,

3.28 ± 0.16

3.194 ± 0.15

-2.7 ± 0.1

26I

16.601

4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol

8.33 ± 0.39

3.337 ± 0.16

-59.9 ± 2.8

27I

16.955

2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol

11.29 ± 0.46

14.246 ± 0.57

+26.2 ± 1.0

28I

17.563

4-(2-Propenyl)phenol

0.97 ± 0.05

1.383 ± 0.06

+42.4 ± 2.0

29I

17.887

Eugenol

4.85 ± 0.23

5.336 ± 0.25

+10.0 ± 0.5

30I

18.072, 20.156

2-Methoxy-4-propylphenol

5.20 ± 0.25

3.878 ± 0.18

-25.5 ± 1.2

31I

18.935

Vanillin

7.67 ± 0.33

10.594 ± 0.46

+38.2 ± 1.7

32I

19.901

Isoeugenol

12.03 ± 0.44

14.113 ± 0.05

+17.3 ± 0.8

33I

20.730

1-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-ethanone

8.38 ± 0.32

6.966 ± 0.62

-16.8 ± 0.8

34I

21.618

1-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propanone

1.95 ± 0.04

5.984 ± 0.26

+207.1 ± 0.4

35I

22.447/24.315/25.574

4-((1E)-3-Hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenol

8.13 ± 0.31

11.385 ± 0.33

+39.9 ± 0.8

36I

22.563

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzoic acid

2.72 ± 0.09

2.498 ± 0.29

-8.2 ± 0.3

37I

23.905

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzeneacetic acid

7.43 ± 0.31

7.508 ± 0.44

+1.0 ± 0.0

38I

25.458

4-Hydroxy-2-methoxycinnamaldehyde

1.75 ± 0.08

7.515 ± 0.28

+328.9 ± 2.3

39I

34.297

10,11-Dihydro-10-hydroxy-2,3-dimethoxydibenz

0.58 ± 0.02

0.706 ± 0.30

+22.2 ± 1.0

40I

34.703

Dihydrofisetin

0.81 ± 0.04

0.611 ± 0.29

-24.6 ± 0.0

41I

14.768

2,3-Dihydro-benzofuran

N/A

1.150 ± 0.03

-

42I

21.265

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- methyl ester

N/A

1.946 ± 0.09

-

43I

22.671

2,4'-Dihydroxy-3'-methoxyacetophenone

N/A

1.330 ± 0.04

-

  1. aIdentified products from thermal degradation of lignin and their absolute amounts (g/g, mean of three replicate analyses) calculated using the correction factor value.
  2. bRetention time.
  3. cSee the structures of the labeled compounds in Figure 5.