Time of reaction (hours) Area under curve of each fraction(s). V0 DP >10 DP 2-10 Arabinose 3 0.3 0 0.06 0.3 5 0.6 0 0.01 0.17

Table 3C: Buffer addition: Arabinan 5% was mixed with viscozyme and incubated at 35°C for 6 h and buffer (pH 4.5) was added each hour as required..