Soluble oligosaccharide carbohydrates from the partial enzymatic hydro
lysis of pulp were degraded to monosaccharides by enzymatic hydrolysis
using a complete mixture of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes
and subsequently analysed by HPLC. With this method it was possible t
o obtain a quantitative estimate of both the 5- and 6-carbon sugars co
mprising the soluble oligosaccharides.