Carbohydrate composition (mol%) and degree of substitution of xylan in different compost phases, based on dry matter.

aMolar compostition. Rha = ramnosyl, Ara = arabinosyl, Xyl = xylosyl, Man = mannosyl, Gal = galactosyl, Glc = glucosyl, UA = uronyl.bCarbohydrate analysis in duplicate, average of duplicates presented, STDEV within samples in range from 0.1 to 1.cNot corrected for mannitol.dRatio mol/100mol.eAverage and standard deviation (STDEV) batch A, B and C.BM: basic mixture; PI: compost after Phase I; PII: compost after Phase II; PIII–16: compost after 16 days of mycelium growth.