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. 2012 Nov 14;7(11):e49383. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049383

Table 7. Data interpretation of the sugar composition of the samples analyses in the case a): there are no proteinaceous materials simultaneously present and there seems to be no contamination.

origin Artwork sample analytical procedure sugar content (DCCI: µg) (GCI %) xylose arabinose rhamnose fucose galacturonic acid glucuronic acid mannose galactose glucose proteinaceous material identified* correlation coefficient decisional scheme: - result conclusions
Near Huaca de La Luna, Peru mural painting, El Brujo P-b m GCI 0.47 1.1 43.8 5.6 1.4 - - 3.1 44.9 yes no 0.95 A; 0.95 F N/I not identified
P t m GCI 0.003 11.1 33.3 29.6 11.1 - - 3.7 11.1 no no 0.89 A N/I not identified
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA painting “Beggar No. 1”, by Jacob Lawrence, tempera on paper 1938 JL u GCI 4.11 0.5 35.5 17.0 0.0 - - 0.5 46.5 yes no 0.99 A A arabic gum
National Museum of American Art, Washington, D. C., USA painting “New Jersey”, by Jacob Lawrence, gouache on paper 1946 JL r GCI 13.74 0.5 32.8 12.9 0.1 - - 0.2 53.6 yes no 0.99 A A arabic gum
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, USA painting “Composition for Clarinets and Tin Horn”, by Ben Shahn, tempera on panel 1951 BS GCI 3.07 0.7 37.4 13.9 0.1 - - 0.6 47.3 yes no 0.99 A A arabic gum
Temple of the Winged Lions, Petra, Jordan polychromy on pottery P-b GCI 0.06 23.1 36.7 21.9 5.5 - - 3.9 9.0 yes no 0.95T N/I not identified
Tomb 826, Petra, Jordan mural painting P-CO82654B GCI 0.08 6.1 12.7 7.4 2.0 - - 21.7 50.0 yes no no N/I not identified

F fruit tree gum; T tragacanth gum; A arabic gum; E egg; M milk; G animal glue; N/A = not analysed.; N/I = not identified; proteinaceous media were analysed at DCCI according to Lluveras et all [35] , and at GCI according to Shilling et all [36] .