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Definition of Cyclodextrin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cyclodextrin

1. A cyclic oligomer of alpha-D-glucopyranose. The most common cyclodextrinsare alpha, beta and gamma cyclodextrin having 6, 7 and 8 glucopyranoseunits respectively. They occur naturally in starch digests of the bacteria Bacillus Macerans. With a hydrophobic interior cavity, they can complex small hydrophobic molecules while remaining solublein water. Potential applications include water-soluble pharmaceuticals and herbicides and pesticides. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Cyclodextrin

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1. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"40, or equivalent, paper, and collect the filtrates in separate, small, glass-stoppered containers. beta-cyclodextrin, page 127 TESTS Assay Chromatographie ..."

2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"Vehicle was 10% hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin in sterile water. Comment: Unless there is unusual interest in this compound, further studies in the monkey are ..."

3. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Protection Against by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Gamma-cyclodextrin The idea of a "molecular pore" exploits differences in effective diameter. A ring molecule with a hydrophilic central cavity in the range ..."

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