quillaja saponaria meaning

[Medicine]
A plant genus of the family ROSACEAE. Members contain SAPONINS.

• quillaja:     or Quillaia /ki-l ...
• saponaria:    Noun: SaponariaMos ...
• quillaja saponin:    [Medicine]A plant ...

Examples

1. AquilaBiopharmaceuticals Inc .'s proprietary adjuvant called Stimulonis extracted from the bark of a tree ( Quillaja saponaria ) found in South America.
2. The key components of ISCOMs are the Quillaja saponins, which are derived from the bark of the Chilean soap-bark tree Quillaja saponaria Molina.
3. In particular, the saponins from " Quillaja saponaria " are used in veterinary vaccines as adjuvant ( e . g ., foot-and-mouth disease vaccines, helping to enhance the immune response ).