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Table 2 Yields and sugar compositions (relative %, w/w) of hemicellulosic fractions obtained from sequential alkaline extractions of delignified ryegrass

From: Enzymatic response of ryegrass cellulose and hemicellulose valorization introduced by sequential alkaline extractions

Samples

Yielda,c (%)

Sugar compositionb,c (relative %)

Ara

Gal

Glu

Xyl

Man

GluA

GalA

H0.15%

7.3 ± 0.3

29.4 ± 0.9

9.4 ± 0.3

10.3 ± 0.3

45.1 ± 1.5

1.1 ± 0.0

2.7 ± 0.0

2.0 ± 0.0

H0.3%

5.8 ± 0.2

29.8 ± 1.0

10.2 ± 0.3

8.8 ± 0.2

46.2 ± 1.5

ND

2.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.1

H0.5%

33.9 ± 1.6

28.6 ± 0.9

10.3 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.2

48.1 ± 1.5

1.0 ± 0.0

2.5 ± 0.0

1.6 ± 0.0

H1.0%

13.9 ± 0.6

29.0 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.1

52.8 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 0.0

1.8 ± 0.0

3.2 ± 0.1

H1.5%

11.3 ± 0.5

22.7 ± 0.7

6.4 ± 0.2

12.8 ± 0.4

54.2 ± 1.7

ND

1.0 ± 0.0

2.9 ± 0.0

H2.5%

8.7 ± 0.4

18.3 ± 0.6

3.9 ± 0.1

13.5 ± 0.4

62.5 ± 2.1

ND

0.6 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.0

  1. aYields of the hemicelluloses, calculated as [(the weight of the hemicelluloses obtained in each alkaline extraction)/(the weight of the hemicelluloses in the delignified ryegrass)] × 100%;
  2. bAra, arabinose; Gal, galactose; Glu, glucose; Xyl, xylose; Man, mannose; GalA, galacturonic aicd; GluA, glucuronic aicd; ND, not detected
  3. cThe values are mean ± SD of three parallel determinations