"Cyclodextrins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A homologous group of cyclic GLUCANS consisting of alpha-1,4 bound glucose units obtained by the action of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase on starch or similar substrates. The enzyme is produced by certain species of Bacillus. Cyclodextrins form inclusion complexes with a wide variety of substances.
| Descriptor ID |
D003505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.103 D09.301.915.400.375 D09.698.365.855.400.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Cyclodextrins- Cyclodextrins
- Cyclomaltooligosaccharides
- Cyclodextrin Derivatives
- Derivatives, Cyclodextrin
- Cycloamylose
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cyclodextrins" by people in Profiles.
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Anesthetic management of pediatric patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C for intrathecal 2-hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrin injection. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 07; 30(7):766-772.
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Long-Term Treatment of Niemann-Pick Type C1 Disease With Intrathecal 2-Hydroxypropyl-?-Cyclodextrin. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 03; 80:24-34.
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Signaling mechanisms that mediate nitric oxide production induced by acetylcholine exposure and withdrawal in cat atrial myocytes. Circ Res. 2003 Dec 12; 93(12):1233-40.