Table 1 The list of compounds detected using GC-MS from the soluble portion of SPP incubated with or without sLac.

From: Enhanced delignification of steam-pretreated poplar by a bacterial laccase

tR (min)

Compound (TMS derivative)

10.5

vanillin a (++) b

12.8

4-hydroxybenzoic acid a (+)

14.3

2,6-dimethoxybenzene-1,4-diol (+)

18.8

vanillyl mandelic acid (+)

19.5

palmitic acid (+)

21.4

stearic acid (+)

14.7

syringaldehyde a (−)

14.9

homovanillic acid (−)

15.6

2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (−)

15.9

vanillic acid a (−)

16.1

2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid (−)

16.9

protocatechuic acid a (−)

17.9

syringic acid a (−)

18.1

2-(hydroxymethyl)benzene-1,4-diol (−)

23.3–27.6

unidentified polymeric compounds (+/−)

  1. aIdentity of compound confirmed using authentic standard.
  2. bCompound augmented (+) or depleted (−) during incubation with sLac vs. control.