Table 3.
Sugar linkage composition of RSM fractions (mol%)a.
| WUS | DASS | 4 MASS | 6 MASS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t-Arab | 18 | 41 | 16 | 15 |
| 1,2-Ara | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1,5-Ara | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 1,2,5-Ara | 6 | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| Total Ara | 34 | 80 | 29 | 30 |
| t-Xyl | 9 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 1,2-Xyl | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 1,4-Xyl | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Total Xyl | 14 | 5 | 20 | 22 |
| 1,4,6-Man | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Total Man | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| t-Fuc | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,2,4-Fuc | 7 | 3 | – | 8 |
| Total Fuc | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| t-Gal | 3 | – | 4 | 6 |
| 1,2-Gal | – | – | 5 | 7 |
| 1,3-Gal | – | – | 7 | – |
| 1,3,6-Gal | – | 7 | 4 | – |
| Total Gal | 3 | 7 | 20 | 13 |
| 1,4-Glc | 25 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| 1,4,6-Glc | 16 | – | 11 | 15 |
| Total Glc | 41 | 5 | 28 | 21 |
| T/Bc | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.36 |
aAdapted from reference (14).
bt, terminal.
cT/B, ratio terminally linked residues: branching points.
Ara, arabinose; Xyl, xylose; Man, mannose; Fuc, fucose; Gal, galactose; Glc, glucose; UA, uronic acid.