Table 1 Monosaccharide composition of different pectin polysaccharide.

From: Fast preparation of RG-I enriched ultra-low molecular weight pectin by an ultrasound accelerated Fenton process

Monosaccharides

UP

UFP-1

UFP-2

Man

0.45 ± 0.02

1.52 ± 0.12

1.85 ± 0.04

Rha

8.22 ± 1.13

20.97 ± 1.96

23.36 ± 0.82

GalA

65.42 ± 3.29

35.63 ± 1.45

29.38 ± 2.26

Glc

4.42 ± 0.41

9.97 ± 0.05

11.15 ± 0.43

Gal

15.2 ± 0.01

22.39 ± 0.96

24.21 ± 2.47

Ara

4.66 ± 0.14

7.67 ± 0.00

8.14 ± 0.68

Fuc

1.63 ± 0.08

1.85 ± 0.21

1.91 ± 0.01

Rha/GalA

0.13

0.59

0.80

(Gal + Ara)/Rha

2.42

1.43

1.38

GalA/(Fuc + Rha + GlcA + Ara + Gla + Xyl)

2.20

0.67

0.51

  1. Each value represents the mean of three replicates. Rha/GalA: the contribution of RG to pectin population; (Gal + Ara)/Rha: the length of side chains attached to RG-I; GalA/(Fuc + Rha + GlcA + Ara + Gla + Xyl): the linearity of pectin.
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