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Table 1 Main chemical compositions of untreated and treated Pennisetum purpureum (% of DM)

From: An accessory enzymatic system of cellulase for simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation

Materials

Cellulose

(glucan)

Hemicellulose

(xylan and arabinan)

Ligninb

Ash

Extractives + Othersc

Unpretreateda

35.2 ± 0.38

25.0 ± 3.74

20.1 ± 1.33

7.5 ± 0.20

12.2 ± 0.21

Pretreateda

48.7 ± 0.41

8.3 ± 0.19

29.4 ± 0.38

8.2 ± 0.01

5.4 ± 0.30

  1. All values are averages ± standard deviation of three independent experiments
  2. aData shown as percentage of dry Matter (DM)
  3. bAcid-soluble lignin included
  4. cNon-structural material and other compounds from biomass
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