APOPTOSIS INDUCING AGENT, METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURING AND FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINING SAME

摘要

1. An apoptosis inducing agent containing glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid as effective component which does not have in its molecular structure a phosphate ester or phosphonate ester. 2. An agent as set forth in Claim 1 or 2 wherein said glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid are/is derived from plants, microorganisms or animals. 3. An agent as set forth in Claim 3 wherein said glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid are/is derived from tea, mushrooms, algae or cereal residues. 4. A method for the manufacture of the apoptosis inducing agent containing glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid as effective component which does not have in its molecular structure a phosphate ester or phosphonate ester wherein said method includes a step of extracting glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid derived from plants, microorganisms or animals with an organic solvent. 5. The method as set forth in Claim 4 wherein prior to the step of extracting with an organic solvent said method includes a step of treating glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid with an acid or an alkali. 6. The method as set forth in Claim 4 wherein after the step of extracting said method includes a step of separating glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid by the selected method from hydrophobic, reversed phase, or normal phase chromatography. 7. The method as set forth in any of Claims 4 to 6 wherein said glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid are/is derived from tea, mushrooms, algae or cereal residues. 8. A food product where the apoptosis inducing agent is contained therein, added thereto and/or diluted therein as set forth in any of Claims 1 to 3 which is the glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid and does not have in its molecular structure a phosphate ester or phosphonate ester. 9. A food product as set forth in Claim 8 which is a beverage. 10. A food product as set forth in Clams 8 or 9 in which said glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid are/is derived from natural sources such as plants, microorganisms or animals. 11. A food product as set forth in any of Clams 8 to 10 in which said glycerolipid and/or glyceroglycolipid are/is derived from tea, mushrooms, algae or cereal residues.