Biochemical characterization of wheat straw cell wall with special reference to bioactive profile

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Table 1. chemical analysis of wheat straw cell wall.

Varieties	Moisture (%)	Ash (%)	Crude protein (%)	Fat (%)
Galaxy-13	8.04 ± 0.03^c	4.03 ± 0.03^bc	3.78 ± 0.03^c	1.60 ± 0.02^b
Ujala-16	9.24 ± 0.04^a	4.78 ± 0.04^ab	3.98 ± 0.04^c	1.92 ± 0.03^b
Gold-16	8.58 ± 0.07^b	3.98 ± 0.03^c	3.43 ± 0.05^b	2.24 ± 0.04^b
JOHAR-16	7.75 ± 0.04^d	5.06 ± 0.04^a	3.69 ± 0.03^a	2.05 ± 0.05^a

Mean ± SD for chemical analysis of wheat straw cell wall.

Means carrying same letters are significantly identical.

Table 2. minerals analysis of cell wall from different wheat straw varieties.

Varieties	P (ppm)	Ca (ppm)	K (ppm)	Mg (ppm)
Galaxy-13	0.10 ± 0.04^bc	0.21 ± 0.02^b	1.19 ± 0.02^a	0.54 ± 0.02^b
Ujala-16	0.58 ± 0.03^b	0.58 ± 0.03^b	1.43 ± 0.05^a	0.13 ± 0.03^b
Gold-16	0.98 ± 0.06^c	0.10 ± 0.02^c	2.03 ± 0.03^a	0.98 ± 0.05^b
JOHAR-16	0.27 ± 0.02^a	0.79 ± 0.04^a	1.24 ± 0.06^a	0.03 ± 0.02^a

Mean ± SD for mineral analysis of wheat straw cell wall.

Means carrying same letters are significantly identical.

Table 3. lignocellulosic mass of cell wall from different wheat straw varieties.

Varieties	Lignin (%)	Cellulose (%)	Hemicellulose (%)
Galaxy-13	15.67 ± 0.03^d	38.18 ± 0.05^a	28.98 ± 0.05^a
Ujala-16	16.07 ± 0.05^a	37.90 ± 0.04^c	28.77 ± 0.02^b
Gold-16	15.88 ± 0.04^b	38.07 ± 0.03^b	28.59 ± 0.04^c
JOHAR-16	15.75 ± 0.03^c	37.75 ± 0.05^d	28.25 ± 0.03^d

Mean ± SD for lignocellulosic mass of wheat straw cell wall.

Means carrying same letters are significantly identical.

Table 4. Phytosterol and policosanol of cell wall from different wheat straw varieties.

Varieties	Phytosterol (mg/kg)	Policosanol (mg/kg)
Galaxy-13	66.15 ± 0.91^d	196.09 ± 0.33^d
Ujala-16	73.55 ± 0.42^b	225.83 ± 0.49^b
Gold-16	69.56 ± 0.43^c	236.48 ± 0.13^a
Johar-16	76.55 ± 0.04^a	206.58 ± 0.56^c

Mean ± SD for phytosterol and policosanol of wheat straw cell wall.

Means carrying same letters are significantly identical.

Table 5. Monosaccharide content of cell wall from different wheat straw varieties.

Varieties	Xylan (g/100 g)	Arabinose (g/100 g)	Glucan (g/100 g)	Arabinan (g/100 g)
Galaxy-13	22.14 ± 0.05^c	2.83 ± 0.02^a	36.19 ± 0.06^d	2.12 ± 0.07^d
Ujala-16	20.47 ± 0.37^d	2.82 ± 0.08^a	37.09 ± 0.05^c	3.65 ± 0.08^b
Gold-16	23.55 ± 0.32^b	2.85 ± 0.04^a	37.65 ± 0.05^b	2.72 ± 0.07^c
JOHAR-16	24.37 ± 0.13^a	2.91 ± 0.05^a	38.29 ± 0.05^a	4.12 ± 0.10^a

Mean ± SD for monosaccharide content of wheat straw cell wall.

Means carrying same letters are significantly identical.