| EX | endo-β-1,4-xylanase |
| XOs | xylooligosaccharides |
| GH | glycoside hydrolase |
| GX | 4-O-methylglucuronoxylan |
| MeGlcA | 4-O-methylglucuronic acid |
| AraX | arabinoxylan |
| Rho | rhodymenan (linear β-1,3-1,4-xylan) |
| Xylp | xylopyranosyl |
| Xyln | linear xylooligosaccharide composed of n d-xylopyranosyl residues linked by β-1,4-linkages |
| MeGlcAzXyln | Xyln wherein zth xylopyranosyl residue counted from reducing end is α-glycosylated at position 2 by MeGlcA |
| NP | 4-nitrophenyl |
| YPD | yeast extract peptone dextrose |
| YNB | yeast nitrogen base |