Table 1 Composition analysis of untreated agave biomass

Ash

6.5 ± 0.3

7.5 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.5

7.6 ± 0.3

Extractives

14.2 ± 0.8 

8.7 ± 0.4

13.0 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.4

Total protein^a

3.8 ± 0.2

6.6 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.4

Glucan

30.9 ± 0.7

35.0 ± 1.0

34.1 ± 1.0

35.2 ± 0.4

Xylan

13.0 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.5

12.0 ± 0.9

9.7 ± 0.5

Galactan

3.8 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.3

Arabinan

0.9 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

2.4 ± 0.2

Mannan^a

1.3 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2

GA^a,b

9.1 ± 0.6

9.6 ± 0.5

7.6 ± 0.8

9.7 ± 0.4

Acetyl

3.2 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.2

Klason lignin

12.9 ± 0.9

9.8 ± 0.6

13.0 ± 0.3

9.5 ± 0.5

Total

99.6

97.9

98.8

97.3