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. 1999 Apr;119(4):1315–1322. doi: 10.1104/pp.119.4.1315

Table I.

Chemical characterization of the sugar beet cell wall and cellulose preparations

Component Cell Wall Depectinated Cell Walls
mg g−1 dry matter
Rhamnose 16  ± 1.1
Fuc 2  ± 0.2
Ara 165  ± 11.1   2  ± 0.2
Xyl 14  ± 1.6 31  ± 1 
Man 14  ± 1.3 38  ± 3 
Gal 55  ± 1.6 trace
Glc (cellulose) 266  ± 6.9 (254) 837  ± 13 (816)
GalUA 197  ± 11.0 59  ± 2 
Methanol (degree of methylation) 10  ± 0.3 (60)  nda
AcOH (degree of acetylation) 33  ± 1.9 (69) nd 
Ferulic acid 20  ± 0.4 nd 
Calcium 6 nd 
a

nd, Not determined.