摘要 |
<p>Provided is a method for extracting a sialic acid-containing compound from a natural raw material which has no fear of contamination with a pathogen affecting animals, can achieve mass production and does not require the use of an organic solvent harmful to the environment and human bodies. Provided is a method for extracting a water-soluble sialic acid-containing compound comprising roughly extracting a water-soluble component from a plant body or a processed material thereof, particularly cereal or bean seeds or a processed material thereof using water, a polyol, an acid, an alkali, or water containing a polyol, and separating and recovering a water-soluble sialic acid-containing compound from the thus obtained roughly extracted liquid from a column packed with a serotonin affinity carrier.</p> |