Brazilwood Cell Wall Composition Compared to Eucalyptus, Angico-Preto, and Pine

Cláudia Alves da Silva's dataset compares the cell wall chemical composition of brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata) with eucalyptus, angico-preto, and pine. The 67.8 KB XLSX file contains results from fractionation, Maule staining, GC/MS, and HPAEC/PAD analyses, last updated on 2026-05-28. It details lignin content, S/G ratios, and polysaccharide profiles to identify traits related to wood quality and decay resistance.

Use Cases

• Compare lignin composition and S/G ratios between brazilwood sapwood and heartwood based on the description.
• Analyze polysaccharide extractability and cross-linking in lignin–carbohydrate complexes based on the described chemical analyses.
• Investigate the presence and role of arabinoxylans and glucomannans in brazilwood hemicelluloses based on the compositional findings.
• Benchmark the chemical traits of brazilwood against other species like angico-preto for decay resistance based on the comparative analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset is small at 67.8 KB, facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Analysis includes multiple techniques: fractionation, Maule staining, GC/MS, and HPAEC/PAD.
• Provides a direct comparative analysis of brazilwood with three other wood species (eucalyptus, angico-preto, pine).
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Cláudia Alves da Silva via figshare

Collection Method

Laboratory analysis including fractionation, Maule staining, GC/MS, and HPAEC/PAD.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 14:43:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Focus on brazilwood, a species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.