
Extraction
of Xylan and Preparation of Xylooligosaccharide
First, samples for analysis was
prepared. In other words, dulse, exterminated in Hakodate city,
was freeze-dried,
crushed and removed lipids and
proteins. The obtained cotton-shaped xylan was hydrolyzed by a commercially
available carbohydrate hydrolase.

Analysis
of Xylooligosaccharides
The xylan hydrolyzate
was analyzed in detail using various instruments. The composition of the
product in the hydro-
lyzate
was analyzed by HPLC, the molecular weight was analyzed by GC-MS, and the
structure was analyzed by NMR.
These analyzes confirmed whether xylooligosaccharides
with a structure peculiar to dulse were generated.