cyclodextrin

See also: Cyclodextrin

English

Etymology

From cyclo- +‎ dextrin.

Noun

cyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• alprostadil

 

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)