Table II.
Neutral glycosyl residue compositions (mol %)a of transformed Arabidopsis stem alcohol-insoluble residue (average of three analyses ± sd)
| Plant | Rha | Fuc | Ara | Xyl | Man | Gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 10 ± 0.6 | 2 ± 0.6 | 21 ± 0 | 35 ± 1.2 | 6 ± 0.6 | 26 ± 0.6 |
| AtFUT3-1 | 10 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 0.6 | 25 ± 0 | 32 ± 2.0 | 4 ± 0 | 26 ± 2.3 |
| AtFUT3-2 | 12 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 0 | 21 ± 0.6 | 34 ± 2.0 | 5 ± 0 | 25 ± 1.5 |
| AtFUT4-1 | 10 ± 1.0 | 3 ± 0.6 | 17 ± 1.0 | 44 ± 3.0 | 5 ± 0.6 | 21 ± 1.0 |
| AtFUT4-2 | 10 ± 1.0 | 3 ± 0.6 | 15 ± 0.6 | 48 ± 1.0 | 6 ± 0.6 | 18 ± 1.0 |
| AtFUT5-1 | 11 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 0.6 | 18 ± 0.6 | 43 ± 2.5 | 6 ± 1.0 | 19 ± 1.5 |
| AtFUT5-2 | 11 ± 1.5 | 3 ± 0.6 | 17 ± 0 | 45 ± 3.2 | 6 ± 0.6 | 18 ± 0.6 |
Values in bold indicate a significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) from the wild-type samples by the Student's t test.
a
All samples were shown by GC-MS to contain small amounts (<0.1%) of 2-O-methyl Fuc.