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Chemical composition of xylan from corn cobs.
| Sample | Sugar (%) | Proteins (%) | Phenolic c. (%) | Molar Ratio a (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xyl | Ara | Glu | Gal | Man | GlucA | ||||
| Xylan | 98.2 ± 1.9 | 1.05 ± 0.04 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 50.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Xylan b | 70 | 0.4 | <0.01 | 50.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Xyl: xylose; Ara: arabinose; Glu: glucose; Gal: galactose; Man: mannose; GlucA: glucuronic acid. a Analyzed by HPLC after acid hydrolysis at 100 °C for 2 h. b Data from Melo-Silveira et al. [30].
