Table 1.
Component | WT | cob-6 | mon1 cob-6 |
Man | 6.2 ± 0.2A | 7.1 ± 0.2B | 6.5 ± 0.1A |
Fuc | 4.1 ± 0.1A | 3.8 ± 0.2A | 4.2 ± 0.2A |
Ara | 19.4 ± 0.6A | 37.5 ± 0.8B | 21.3 ± 0.3C |
Glu | 9.8 ± 0.2A | 11.1 ± 0.2B | 10.0 ± 0.3A |
Xyl | 20.9 ± 0.5A | 21.1 ± 0.4A | 20.5 ± 0.7A |
Rha | 11.1 ± 0.3A | 11.4 ± 0.4A | 11.1 ± 0.3A |
Gal | 45.8 ± 2.1A | 74.3 ± 4.2B | 50.1 ± 3.5A |
Cellulose | 122 ± 3.2A | 65 ± 4.7B | 105 ± 2.4C |
Values are μg per mg of alcohol-insoluble residue. Superscripts represent statistical differences of P < 0.05 by two-way analysis of variance coupled to Tukey test. The high level of galactose (Gal) and arabinose (Ara) in cob-6 is due to the high level of pectin in the mutant.