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A note on the composition of normal‐acid fibre
Author(s) -
Walker D. M.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740100803
Subject(s) - lignin , cellulose , composition (language) , digestion (alchemy) , chemistry , food science , biochemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Normal‐acid fibre extracted from coarse fodders and faeces has been analysed for its content of lignin, true cellulose, cellulosan, protein and ash. Digestion with n‐H 2 SO 4 for 1 h. removes a large proportion of the protein and cellulosan, some of the true cellulose, but little, if any, of the lignin from the original material.