TABLE 3.

Sugar linkage analysis of culture medium obtained after 4 days of growth of F. succinogenes S85 on wheat straw

Sugar derivativea	Mol %	Mode of linkage	Possible original structure
2,3,5-Me3-Ara	7.6	Araf-(1→	Free arabinose (or substituted at C-1)
2,3,4-Me3-Ara	3.2	Arap-(1→	Free arabinose (or substituted at C-1)
3,5-Me2-Ara	2.6	2)-Arap-(1→	Arabinoxylan oligosaccharides
2,3-Me2-Ara	2.8	4)-Arap-(1→ or →5)-Araf-(1→	Arabinoxylan oligosaccharides
Total	16.2
2,3,4-Me3-Xyl	16.6	Xylp-(1→	Free xylose (or substituted at C-1)
2,3-Me2-Xyl	13.1	→4)-Xylp-(1→	Nonsubstituted xylooligosaccharides
2-Me-Xyl	4.1	→3,4)-Xylp-(1→	Xylooligosaccharides with substitution of Araf
3-Me-Xyl	1.4	→2,4)-Xylp-(1→	Xylooligosaccharides with substitution of GlcA or Araf
1,2,3,4,5-Ac5-Xyl	6.6	2,3,4)-Xylp-(1→	Xylooligosaccharides with substitution of Araf
Total	41.8
2,3,4,6-Me4-Glc	28.6	Glcp-(1→	Free glucose (or substituted at C-1)
2,3,6-Me3-Glc	2.8	→4)-Glcp-(1→	Glucans
2,3,4-Me3-Glc	1.9	→6)-Glcp-(1→	Glucans
Total	33.3
2,3,4,6-Me4-Gal	2.8	Galp-(1→	Free galactose (or substituted at C-1)
2,3,4-Me3-Gal	0.8	→6)-Galp-(1→	Heteropolysaccharide
2,3,6-Me3-Gal	2.4	→4)-Galp-(1→	Heteropolysaccharide
Total	6.0
3,4,6-Me3-Man	3.2	→2)-Manp-(1→	Heteropolysaccharide

^a2,3,5-Me₃-Ara = 1,5-di-O-acety1-2,3,5-tri-O-methyl-arabinitol. Other names were abbreviated in the same manner.