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Oligo-/Polysaccharide

Vendor

Product Number

Homogalacturonan

Sigma

P8471

Debranched arabinan

Megazyme

P-DBAR

Arabinogalactan

Megazyme

P-ARGAL

Rhamnogalacturonan

Megazyme

P-RHAM1

Galactan

Megazyme

P-GALLU

Xyloglucan (high viscosity)

Megazyme

P-XYGLN

Xylan

Sigma

X0502

Arabinoxylan (low viscosity)

Megazyme

P-WAXYL

Beta-mannan

Megazyme

P-MANIV

Galactomannan

Sigma

G0753

Glucomannan

Megazyme

P-GLCML

Starch

Sigma

S4126

Filter paper cellulose

Whatman

1001090

Regenerated cellulose, prepared from Avicel PH-101

Sigma

11365

Carboxymethylcellulose

Sigma

C4888

D-(+)-Cellobiose

Sigma

C7252

Raw corn stover

N/A

N/A

Monosaccharide

Vendor

Product Number

D-(+)-Glucose

Sigma

G5767

D-()-Arabinose

Sigma

A3131

D-(+)-Galactose

Sigma

G0750

D-(+)-Mannose

Sigma

M4625

D-Galacturonic acid sodium salt

Sigma

73960

D-(+)-Xylose

Sigma

X3877

L-Rhamnose monohydrate

Sigma

R3875

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Plant Source Used in this Study
apple pectin (75% methylesterified)
sugar beet
larch
potato fiber
lupin
tamarind
birchwood
wheat
ivory nut
carob (Ceratonia siliqua), locust bean gum
konjac
corn
not available
not available
not available
not available
corn

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Notes

avg MW 66,000, treated with alkali to remove ferulic acid and acetyl groups

0.5 5 cm strips of #1 filter paper used for RNA-seq samples

regenerated cellulose was used for GS2 plate assays and enzyme activities

Corn stover was provided by Qteros Inc and was cut into 0.5 x 5 cm strips for cultures sampled for RNA-seq

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