Monomeric sugars were analysed using a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC; Shimadzu, Japan) equipped with a Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87P column (Bio-Rad Laboratories, CA) and a refractive index detector (Shimadzu RID-10A).
Monomeric sugars were analysed using a highperformanceliquid chromatography (HPLC; Shimadzu, Japan)equipped with a Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87P column (Bio-Rad Laboratories,CA) and a refractive index detector (Shimadzu RID-10A).