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Table 2 Low-mass ToF-SIMS peaks which generally distinguished unextracted from extracted lignocellulose samples

From: Towards practical time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry lignocellulolytic enzyme assays

Unextracted

Extracted

Mass

Ion(s)

Component(s)

Mass

Ion(s)

Component(s)

43

C3H7, C2H3O

L, PS

29

CHO, C2H5

PS, L

55

C4H7, C3H3O

L, PS

31

CH3O

PS

67

C5H7

L*

45

C2H5O

PS

71

C3H3O2

PS*

47

CH3O2

PS*

79

C6H7

L*

51

C4H3

L*

81

C6H9, C5H5O

L, PS*

59

C2H3O2

PS

91

C7H7

L*

61

C2H5O2

PS*

93

C7H9

L*

63

C5H3

L*

95

C7H11

L

65

C5H5

L*

105

C8H9

L*

69

C4H5O, C5H9

PS, L

107

C8H11, C7H7O

L*

73

C3H5O2

PS

121

C7H5O2, C8H9O

L*

85

C4H5O2

PS

128

C6H8O3

L*

97

C5H5O2

PS*

145

C6H9O4

PS*

99

C5H7O2

PS*

   

113

C5H5O3

PS*

   

127

C6H7O3

PS*

   

137

C8H9O2

L*

   

151

C8H7O3

L*

  1. Lignin (L) and polysaccharide (PS) designations are from previous publications [1, 18]. Those peaks also considered to be free from protein peak interferences are starred* [1].