Hemicelluloses and pectins in 25 tropical hardwoods

Derek Stewart; Mari Nuopponen; Thomas Shepherd; Gillian Birch; Susan Verrall

Hemicelluloses and pectins in 25 tropical hardwoods

Derek Stewart
, Mari Nuopponen
, Thomas Shepherd
, Gillian Birch
, Susan Verrall

Plant adaptations, biochemistry and food quality

Scottish Crop Research Institute

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Abstract

The non-cellulosic carbohydrate compositions of 25 tropical hardwoods from Ghana were determined by acid methanolysis and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total amounts of non-cellulosic carbohydrates for the tropical hardwoods, varying to a great extent, ranged between 12.1-26.9% (w/w). A large variation was also recorded within the species from the same tree families. Pectins of the studied samples contained considerably high galacturonic acid to rhamnose ratios, of about 2:1 to 3:1.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	733-736
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cellulose Chemistry and technology
Volume	40
Issue number	9-10
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2006

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Keywords

hemicellulose
pectins
tropical wood
acid methanolysis

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Hemicelluloses and pectins in 25 tropical hardwoods

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