Table 6.
Changes in the contents of cell wall polysaccharides of astringent persimmon fruits dur ing storage after 10 kGy radiation treatment

Polysaccharides	Concentration of polysaccharides (mg/g)
	Time (day)
	0	1	2
	Lignin	0.77±0.24a1)	0.51±0.13b	0.28±0.21c
	Pectin	3.14±0.19a	2.96±0.32a	2.32±0.13b
Acid soluble hemicellulose	3.92±0.22a	3.35±0.31ab	3.11±0.23b
Alkali soluble hemicellulose	6.01±0.33a	6.46±0.57ab	6.93±0.27b
Cellulose	6.11±0.18a	6.68±0.25b	7.15±0.12

Mean±standard deviation (n=6). Means with different superscripts (a-c) are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range tests.