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cyclodextrin
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Definitions related to cyclodextrins:
  • Compound containing six or more D-glucose units joined through 1,4-alpha linkages to form a ring; used as complexing agents and in enzymology.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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