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. 2014 Mar 19;14:20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6750-14-20

Table 1.

Chemical composition of fractions of Scots pine a

Contents in % (w/w)
Fraction Arabinan ± SD Galactan ± SD Glucan ± SD Mannan ± SD Xylan ± SD Klason lignin ± SD Acid soluble lignin ± SD Total lignin ± SD Extractives ± SD Ash ± SD Total b
Juvenile heartwood
2.0 ± 0.1
3.1 ± 0.1
42.7 ± 3.9
11.8 ± 0.2
6.6 ± 0.1
27.9 ± 0.3
1.6 ± 0.1
29.5 ± 0.4
4.5 ± 0.5
0.2 ± 0.1
100
Mature heartwood
1.8 ± 0.1
3.0 ± 0.1
42.2 ± 5.2
12.1 ± 0.2
5.3 ± 0.1
27.7 ± 0.1
1.4 ± 0.1
29.1 ± 0.2
4.4 ± 0.6
0.2 ± 0.1
98
Juvenile sapwood
1.9 ± 0.1
2.8 ± 0.2
39.7 ± 0.1
10.5 ± 0.3
6.2 ± 0.3
25.8 ± 0.4
1.7 ± 0.1
27.4 ± 0.5
3.0 ± 0.2
0.3 ± 0.1
92
Mature sapwood
1.7 ± 0.1
2.3 ± 0.1
41.8 ± 1.6
14.0 ± 0.2
5.5 ± 0.1
26.9 ± 0.2
1.5 ± 0.1
28.4 ± 0.2
2.9 ± 0.1
0.2 ± 0.1
97
Bark
2.4 ± 0.2
2.8 ± 0.2
41.8 ± 2.0
11.7 ± 0.3
5.4 ± 0.1
28.2 ± 0.3
1.9 ± 0.1
30.0 ± 0.3
3.5 ± 0.2
0.9 ± 0.3
99
Top parts
2.0 ± 0.1
3.4 ± 0.1
41.4 ± 1.4
11.4 ± 0.1
6.6 ± 0.1
28.1 ± 0.2
1.6 ± 0.1
29.7 ± 0.2
3.3 ± 0.6
0.3 ± 0.1
98
Knotwood 2.2 ± 0.1 4.1 ± 0.3 38.2 ± 1.4 11.9 ± 0.1 6.6 ± 0.1 30.0 ± 0.3 1.6 ± 0.1 31.5 ± 0.3 9.2 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.1 105

aYield in g 100 g-1 wood/bark. Mean values and standard deviations based on three replicates.

bIncludes arabinan, galactan, glucan, mannan, xylan, total lignin, extractives, and ash.