Table I. Amounts of phenolic acids released from lignified cell wall preparations by alkaline hydrolysis and the total amount of DFRC-quantified monomers (including monolignol conjugates).
Means ± from chromatograhy of extracts from duplicate preparations. ND, Not detected.
| Taxon | Alkaline Hydrolysis-Released Phenolic Acids | DFRC-Quantified Monomers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order, Family, Species | pCA | FA | pBA | Total H | Total G (Percentage G-pCA of Total G) | Total S (Percentage S-pCA of Total S) |
| mg g−1 dry wt | µmol g−1 ABSL | |||||
| Poales | ||||||
| Restionaceae | ||||||
| Baloskion tetraphyllum | 4.55 ± 0.15 | 2.27 ± 0.04 | ND | 7.3 ± 0.3 | 539 ± 13 (0.3%) | 702 ± 20 (4.4%) |
| Elegia capensis | 14.92 ± 0.17 | 3.85 ± 0.04 | ND | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 287 ± 34 (0.2%) | 1,038 ± 102 (13.8%) |
| Cyperaceae | ||||||
| Cyperus papyrus | 22.81 ± 0.01 | 3.18 ± 0.06 | ND | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 4 ± 0 (4.9%) | 2 ± 0 (80.2%) |
| Juncaceae | ||||||
| Juncus inflexus | 17.19 ± 0.65 | 6.00 ± 0.25 | ND | 4.6 ± 0.0 | 13.3 ± 0.2 (0.5%) | 29 ± 3 (21.0%) |
| Typhaceae | ||||||
| Typha orientalis | 13.73 ± 0.06 | 1.28 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 1.7 ± 0.0 | 401 ± 11 (3.8%) | 457 ± 6 (8.5%) |
| Bromeliaceae | ||||||
| Ananas comosus | 4.80 ± 0.19 | 6.84 ± 0.12 | ND | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 10.4 ± 0.3 (3.5%) | 40 ± 4 (34.8%) |
| Zingiberales | ||||||
| Zingiberaceae | ||||||
| Hedychium gardnerianum | 10.54 ± 0.61 | 3.43 ± 0.21 | ND | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 39 ± 0 (0.3%) | 81 ± 2 (23.9%) |
| Strelitziaceae | ||||||
| Strelitzia reginae | 8.05 ± 0.26 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 759 ± 43 (0.4%) | 849 ± 28 (7.8%) |
| Commelinales | ||||||
| Commelinaceae | ||||||
| Dichorisandra thyrsiflora | 13.74 ± 2.87 | 1.07 ± 0.21 | ND | 0.68 ± 0.05 | 217 ± 23 (0.4%) | 348 ± 7 (34.1%) |
| Arecales | ||||||
| Arecaceae | ||||||
| Phoenix canariensis | 2.80 ± 0.16 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 1.08 ± 0.07 | 38.6 ± 1.1 | 894 ± 82 (<0.1%) | 3,793 ± 77 (0.3%) |