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. 2013 Sep 14;6:132. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-132

Table 2.

Low-mass ToF-SIMS peaks which generally distinguished unextracted from extracted lignocellulose samples

Unextracted
Extracted
Mass Ion(s) Component(s) Mass Ion(s) Component(s)
43
C3H7, C2H3O
L, PS
29
CHO, C2H5
PS, L
55
C4H7, C3H3O
L, PS
31
CH3O
PS
67
C5H7
L*
45
C2H5O
PS
71
C3H3O2
PS*
47
CH3O2
PS*
79
C6H7
L*
51
C4H3
L*
81
C6H9, C5H5O
L, PS*
59
C2H3O2
PS
91
C7H7
L*
61
C2H5O2
PS*
93
C7H9
L*
63
C5H3
L*
95
C7H11
L
65
C5H5
L*
105
C8H9
L*
69
C4H5O, C5H9
PS, L
107
C8H11, C7H7O
L*
73
C3H5O2
PS
121
C7H5O2, C8H9O
L*
85
C4H5O2
PS
128
C6H8O3
L*
97
C5H5O2
PS*
145
C6H9O4
PS*
99
C5H7O2
PS*
 
 
 
113
C5H5O3
PS*
 
 
 
127
C6H7O3
PS*
 
 
 
137
C8H9O2
L*
      151 C8H7O3 L*

Lignin (L) and polysaccharide (PS) designations are from previous publications [1,18]. Those peaks also considered to be free from protein peak interferences are starred* [1].