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Table 1 Compositional analysis of pretreated Norway spruce and Loblolly pine

From: Enzymatic degradation of sulfite-pulped softwoods and the role of LPMOs

Substrate

Component (% of DM)a

Glucanb

Xylanb

Mannanb

Acid insoluble ligninc

Norway spruce

88.3

4.5

4.8

3.8

Loblolly pine

80.4

3.0

3.0

8.9

Avicel

92.2

2.1

0.1

0.9

  1. Values are presented as a percentage of dry matter
  2. aThe presence of the potentially inhibitory sugar derivatives furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural was also analyzed; both were not detected
  3. bSugar monomers measured by HPLC and corrected by the hydration factor (*0.9)
  4. cKlason lignin (not corrected for ash)
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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