prepare 1% solution of xylan in suitable buffer. keep this mixture in Boiling waterbath for 20 min. approx. 50% xylan solubalized. use this directly for xylanase assay
You can see this article: Partial Characterization of Xylanase Produced by Caldicoprobacter algeriensis, a New Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from an Algerian Hot Spring (Bouacem et al., 2014);