cyclodextrin
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Cyclodextrin — Cyclodextrins (sometimes called cycloamyloses) are a family of compounds made up of sugar molecules bound together in a ring (cyclic oligosaccharides). Cyclodextrins are produced from starch by means of enzymatic conversion. They are used in food … Wikipedia
Cyclodextrin — Cyclodextrine (CD) sind eine Klasse von Verbindungen, die zu den cyclischen Oligosacchariden gehören. Sie stellen ringförmige Abbauprodukte von Stärke dar. Sie bestehen aus α 1,4 glykosidisch verknüpften Glucosemolekülen. Dadurch entsteht eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cyclodextrin — ˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cycl + dextrin : any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharide sugars that are products of the enzymatic decomposition of starch and that can act as catalysts because they have the form of a rigid… … Useful english dictionary
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase — CGTase ribbon diagram Cyclodextrin glycosyl transferase (also Cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase or Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase) or CGTase for short (EC 2.4.1.19) is a bacterial enzyme belonging to the same family of the α amylase specifically… … Wikipedia
cyclodextrin — noun Date: 1960 any of a class of complex cyclic sugars that are products of the enzymatic decomposition of starch and that can catalyze reactions between simpler molecules which come together within the cylindrical body of the sugar … New Collegiate Dictionary
cyclodextrin — noun Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose … Wiktionary
Cyclodextrin — Cy|c|lo|dex|t|rin [↑ cyclo u. ↑ Dextrin] Syn.: Cycloglucan, Schardinger Dextrin: enzymatische, aus Stärke gewinnbare Makrocyclen aus jeweils sechs (α C.), sieben (β C.) oder acht (γ C.) 1,4 glykosidisch zum Großring verknüpften Glucoseringen.… … Universal-Lexikon
cyclodextrin — cy·clo·dex·trin (si″klo dekґstrin) any of a group of nonreducing cyclic compounds obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch, designated α , β , and γ cyclodextrins; used as complexing agents and in the study of enzyme… … Medical dictionary
cyclodextrin — cy·clo·dextrin … English syllables
β-cyclodextrin — beta cyclodextrin betadex … Medical dictionary
