CULTURED CELLS OF QUILLAJA SP.

摘要

The present invention relates to cultured cells of Quillaja sp. for the preparation of active substances from Quillaja sp.,, such as saponins. The cells may either originate from a callus tissue culture or from a suspension cell culture. Preferred Quillaja sp. are species selected from the group consisting of Quillaja saponaria Molina, Quillaja smegmadermos, Quillaja brasiliensis. The invention further relates to active substances extracted from cultured cells of Quillaja sp. and to preparations comprising these active substances, or a non-dialysable or a dialysable fraction thereof, to methods of preparing the active substances and to various agents, comprising the dialysable and/or the non-dialysable fraction of an extract of cultured cells of Quillaja sp. and having various properties.