Table 1.
Sugar composition of O. ficus-indica cladode biomass after enzymatic hydrolysis
| Carbohydrates |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Glucose | Xylose | Galactose | Arabinose | Fructose |
| Concentration (g L−1) | 45.5 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| Sugar recovery (%)a | 78.8 | 64.4 | 90.6 | 67.5 | 79.7 |
Based on a cladode composition of 182 g glucose, 25 g xylose, 58 g galactose, 26 g arabinose and 38 g fructose per kilogram dry biomass.13