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Table 1 Composition of raw sorghum pith, rind and the whole stem

From: Alkaline organosolv pretreatment of different sorghum stem parts for enhancing the total reducing sugar yields and p-coumaric acid release

 

Glucan (%)

Xylan (%)

Arabinan (%)

Lignin (%)

Ester-linked pCA (%)

Ester-linked ferulic acid (%)

Pith

37.20 ± 0.19

18.51 ± 0.10

2.54 ± 0.06

21.48 ± 0.23

2.21 ± 0.14

0.38 ± 0.07

Rind

40.64 ± 0.08

17.33 ± 0.13

2.32 ± 0.11

24.04 ± 0.27

2.08 ± 0.22

0.43 ± 0.04

Whole stem

38.22 ± 0.21

17.70 ± 0.07

2.47 ± 0.09

23.35 ± 0.31

2.13 ± 0.17

0.41 ± 0.09