cyclodextrin

See also: Cyclodextrin

English

Etymology

cyclo- +‎ dextrin

Noun

cyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)

(biochemistry) 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.

Translations

any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues

Catalan: ciclodextrina (ca) f
German: Cyclodextrin n
Italian: ciclodestrina f
Portuguese: ciclodextrina f
Russian: циклодекстрин (ru) m (ciklodekstrin)
Ukrainian: циклодекстрин m (cyklodekstryn)

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