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HKU chemists develop a concise approach to access L-cyclodextrins, setting the stage to explore the mirror-image ... - EurekAlert
Cyclodextrins (CDs), a class of cyclic oligosaccharides that were “born” in 1891, have opened up endless research and commercial opportunities in numerous fields that span carbohydrate, supramolecular (host-guest) and analytical chemistry all the way from research laboratories in academia to the mass production of products—e.g., skin care enablers to drug delivery systems—in industry. Although they have been known for over 130 years, the most accessible cyclic homologues are α-, β-, and γ-CDs, which contain six, seven, and eight D-glucopyranosyl units, respectively. The odyssey of naturally occurring CDs suggests that despite the number of CDs is rather limited, their reach has been limitless.
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