CYCLODEXTRIN

Etymology

Noun

cyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)

(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Usage notes

• 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.

Source: Wiktionary



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