Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Macrocyclic Compounds » Cyclodextrins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Carbohydrates [D09] » Dietary Carbohydrates » Starch » Dextrins » Cyclodextrins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Carbohydrates [D09] » Polysaccharides » Glucans » Starch » Dextrins » Cyclodextrins
Description
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. MeSH
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