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Table 15.1 Weight-based percentages of compounds in
Agave
leaves
A. tequilana
[
32
,
36
,
49
]
A. fourcroydes
[
32
,
50
]
A. sisalana
[
51
]
A. americana
[
52
]
A. angustifolia
[
32
]
A. salmiana
[
53
]
Leaf
Cellulose
65
78
43
68
Hemicellulose
5
5-7
32
16
Lignin
16
13
15
4.9
Pi˜a
Glucose
1-3
4
0-2
Sucrose
4-6
8
1-10
Fructose
7-10
13
2-7
Fructans
43-73
49
36-51
Total soluble
carbohydrates
55-90
55
52-63
Bagasse Cellulose
43
47
Hemicellulose
19
13
Lignin
15
10
Total soluble
carbohydrates
5
Reprinted from Ref. [
2
]. With permission from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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