Figure 3

Interactions between cell wall polymers and saccharification yield. Scatterplots containing data from the wild-type and all 20 mutants, except c4h-2, ccr1-3, and ccr1-6, illustrating that lignin reduction was compensated for by matrix polysaccharides rather than by cellulose (left column). Scatterplots (middle and right columns), illustrate the relations between saccharification without and with acid pretreatment, respectively, and the different cell wall polymers (lignin, cellulose, and matrix polysaccharides). The Pearson correlation coefficient and its corresponding p-value are given at the bottom of each scatterplot and are indicated in red when r > 0.4 and p < 0.0001.