Cyclodextrins

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Cyclodextrins
D-glucopyranoside units connected into a cycle
via 1,4-glycosidic linkages
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Structure of cyclodextrins
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Cyclodextrins
b-cyclodextrin
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Binding of neutral molecules
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Binding of various guests by a-CD in water
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Binding of neutral molecules by cyclodextrins
g-CD complex of Na(12crown-4)2
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Production of CDs by glucosyltransferase
degradation of starch
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Molecular tweezers and clefts
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Molecular tweezers
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Molecular tweezers
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H-bonded inclusion of guests into cyclophanes