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Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Cyclodextrins
... > Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins
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... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins
... > Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins
... > Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins
Carbohydrates > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch > Dextrins > Cyclodextrins

Preferred term

Cyclodextrins  

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Entry terms

  • Cycloamylose
  • Cyclodextrin
  • Cyclodextrin Derivatives
  • Cyclomaltooligosaccharides
  • Derivatives, Cyclodextrin

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Scope note

  • A homologous group of cyclic GLUCANS consisting of alpha-1,4 bound glucose units obtained by the action of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase on starch or similar substrates. The enzyme is produced by certain species of Bacillus. Cyclodextrins form inclusion complexes with a wide variety of substances.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under DEXTRINS 1980-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003505

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