cyclodextrin
See also: Cyclodextrin
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editcyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
Usage notes
edit- They are named using a lowercase Greek letter as prefix, α- meaning six sugar residues, β- meaning seven and so on.
- The IUPAC names are of the form cyclomaltohexaose, cyclomaltoheptaose etc.
Translations
editany of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
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