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Table 2 Compositions of LCC fractions from wood and herbaceous plants

From: Lignin–carbohydrate complexes: properties, applications, analyses, and methods of extraction: a review

LCC fraction

Relative composition of LCC fraction, %

Relative carbohydrate composition, %

Acid-soluble lignin

Total carbohydrates

Ara

Xyl

Man

Gal

Glu

Softwood (Spruce) [19]

 GGM–L–Pectin

39

56.9

5.6a

4.2a

58.9a

22.1a

9.1a

 GM–L–Xyl

56

36.8

3.3a

8.4a

52.2a

10.9a

25.3a

 Glu–L

7

89.8

1.1a

1.0a

2.8a

0.22a

94.9a

 GM–L–Xyl

41

51.8

1.3a

6.2a

64.7a

3.5a

24.1a

 Xyl–L–GM

65

32

9.7a

58.4a

13.4a

7.2a

11.2a

 Xyl–L–GM

29

59.1

6.9a

59.0a

24.0a

7.11a

2.9a

Softwood (Spruce) [17]

 Glu–L

19.3

80.7

1.9

2.5

8.6

1.2

85.8

 GM–L

29.2

70.8

4.7

10.6

30.9

4.4

49.4

 Xyl–L

42.7

57.3

13.0

65.3

3.2

3.0

15.6

Hardwood (Eucalyptus globules) [31]

 Glu–Xyl–L

14.2/15.8a

85.8/84.2a,b

0.6/0.7

18.1/18.9

2.3/2.2

1.3/1.5

77.2/76.3

 Xyl–Glu–L

34.7/39.6a

60.4/65.3a,b

2.0/2.2

42.7/44.4

2.9/3.3

4.1/4.9

44.6/47.1

Hardwood (Eucalyptus globules) [20]

 Xyl–Glu–L

29.0

71c

1.2

40.8

10.4

8.0

39.6

 Glu–Xyl–L

53.2

46.8c

5.4

19.2

6.7

6.7

62

 Glu–L

9.5

90.5c

0.8

4.8

0.6

0.5

94.1

 Xyl–L

37.5

62.5c

1.1

91.3

2.7

1.9

3.0

 Xyl–Glu–L

13.8

86.2c

0

58.7

12.1

2.3

26.9

Hardwood (Betula verrucosa) [20]

 Glu–Xyl–L

29.2

70.8c

0

41.7

11.8

10.0

36.6

 Glu–Xyl–L

15.9

84.1c

0.9

16.2

0.5

0.7

81.7

 Xyl–L–Gal

35.8

64.2c

1.0

75.9

2.2

2.7

18.2

Herbaceous plant (Maize stem) [83]

 Xyl–L–Ara

38.3

50.3

10.5

83.0

ND

07

6.4

 Xyl–L–Glu

18.7

70.7

5.9

82.6

ND

07

11.5

Herbaceous plant (Sisal) [85]

 Glu–L

7.8

92.2c

1.5

9.0

0.9

0.2

88.4

 Xyl–L

24.1

75.9c

0.6

89.4

2.6

0.3

7.1

Herbaceous plant (Abaca) [85]

 Glu–L

4.4

95.6c

0.3

4.1

0.5

0.1

95.0

 Xyl–L

29.4

70.6c

3.4

75.5

13.0

0.3

7.8

Not fractionated LCC from herbaceous plants

 LCC-AcOH (Bamboo) [25]

19.9

48

3.8

32.9

3.1

1.0

59.2

 Björkman LCC (A. donax) [24]

34.8

65.2

6.2

59.2

0.1

3.3

28.9

 Björkman LCC (Wheat straw) [23]

16.03

75.1a

9.3a

75.1a

2.2a

0a

13.4a

 LCC-WE (Rice straw) [82]

27.7

63.9

13

80.1

0.4

2.3

13

  1. aConverted to % based on the data presented in the source
  2. b12/24 h of ball milling
  3. cCalculated by authors by subtraction the portion of lignin (%) presented in the LCC fraction from 100%