Therapeutic Effect of Cyclodextrins in Diseases
Journal: Pharmaceutical Biology
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides made up of various numbers of a-(1,4)-linked glucopyranose subunits, including alpha-cyclodextrin (α-CD; six subunits), beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD; seven subunits), and gamma-cyclodextrin (γ -CD; eight subunits). These cyclodextrins are naturally produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch. To improve some properties (e.g., water solubility), many derivatives of cyclod…