Table II.
Treatment of tobacco endosperm cell wall material with A. niger endo-(1→4)-β-mannanase
| Composition (mol % of Fraction)
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| Digestion Time | Fraction (D or R) | % of Total | Ara | Gal | Glc | Man |
| h | ||||||
| 1 | D | 36 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 89 |
| 1 | R | 64 | 28 | 14 | 5.5 | 53a |
| 4 | D | 49 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 88 |
| 4 | R | 51 | 36 | 16 | 5.6 | 42a |
| 16 | D | 57 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 87 |
| 16 | R | 43 | 34 | 15 | 7.1 | 44a |
Relative amounts and compositions of the cell wall fractions depolymerized by (D) and resistant to (R) enzyme digestion.
Contained some Xyl (<10%).