"Cyclodextrins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.103 D09.301.915.400.375 D09.698.365.855.400.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Cyclodextrins- Cyclodextrins
- Cyclomaltooligosaccharides
- Cyclodextrin Derivatives
- Derivatives, Cyclodextrin
- Cycloamylose
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cyclodextrins" by people in Profiles.
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A novel multi-tiered experimental approach unfolding the mechanisms behind cyclodextrin-vitamin inclusion complexes for enhanced vitamin solubility and stability. Int J Pharm. 2017 Oct 30; 532(1):90-104.
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Ester-Based Hydrophilic Cyclodextrin Nanosponges for Topical Ocular Drug Delivery. Curr Pharm Des. 2016; 22(46):6988-6997.