Table 2 Major signal assignments in solid-state 13C MAS NMR spectra of rice cell walls.

From: Altered lignocellulose chemical structure and molecular assembly in CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE-deficient rice

Assignment

Resonance (ppm)

I′9 (aldehyde lignin C9)

190

C1 (cellulose C1)

105

X1a (rigid/twofold xylan C1)

105a

X1b (mobile/threefold xylan C1)

103a

C4a (crystalline/internal cellulose C4)

89

C4b (amorphous/surface cellulose C4)

84

X4a (rigid/twofold xylan C4)

82a

X4b (threefold/mobile xylan C4)

77a

X2,3 (xylan C2 and C3)

75-72a

C2,3,5 (cellulose C2, C3 and C5)

75-72

C6a (crystalline/internal cellulose C6)

65

X5 (xylan C5)

64a

C6b (amorphous/surface cellulose C6)

63

OMe (lignin methoxyl CH3)

57

  1. aNot well resolved in this study. Chemical shift values are according to Simmons et al.60.