A series of novel bis(beta-cyclodextrin)s tethered with organoselenium linkers, i.e., 6,6'-(o-phenylene-diseleno)-bridged bis(beta-cyclodextrin) (2), 6,6'-[2,2'-diselenobis(benzoyloxy)]-bridged bis(beta-cyclodextrin) (3), and 6,6'-[2,2'-diselenobis[2-(benzoylamino)ethylamino]]-bridged bis(beta-cyclodextrin) (4), were synthesized from beta-cyclodextrin (1). The inclusion complexation behavior of...

The cyclical structure of this molecule has been previously employed in various industries: In low fat dairy spreads, hydrophobic cholesterol is removed using a process by lodging it inside the cyclodextrin. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) is the principle active compound in the fabric odour eliminator Febreze, the cyclodextrin simply envelops any malodorous molecules leaving even my runni...

We describe the complexation of isolated and native lipoproteins by natural macrocyclic polymers of glucose ("cyclodextrins"). Treatment of serum with cyclodextrin produces an immediate flocculation of the lipoproteins. The formation of cyclodextrin-lipoprotein complexes was evident on agarose electrophoresis gels. The concentration-dependent ability of alpha-cyclodextrin to precipitate chylomi...

Electrochemistry of cyclodextrins (CDs) and cyclodextrin inclusion complexes with different pharmaceutical compounds is reviewed. The article highlights some electrochemical investigations of the CD-drugs interactions in solution. Cyclodextrin modified electrodes and their applications as electrochemical sensors in pharmaceutical analysis based on the self-assembly of CD derivatives on metal el...

rides consisting of six or more cr-1,4-linked Dglucopyranose units which possess primary hydroxyl groups at the C-6 positions and secondary hydroxyl groups at the C-2 and C-3 positions. Because cyclomaltooligosaccharides have a hydrophobic and optically active interior, they have been utilized as transporters of hydrophobic molecules and as small molecular mimics of enzymes. One of the cyclomal...