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Cyclodextrin
Cyclodextrin
See also: cyclodextrin
German
Noun
Cyclodextrin n (genitive Cyclodextrins, plural Cyclodextrine)
- (biochemistry) cyclodextrin
Declension
Declension of Cyclodextrin
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Cyclodextrin | die | Cyclodextrine |
| genitive | eines | des | Cyclodextrins | der | Cyclodextrine |
| dative | einem | dem | Cyclodextrin | den | Cyclodextrinen |
| accusative | ein | das | Cyclodextrin | die | Cyclodextrine |
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
See also: Cyclodextrin
English
Noun
cyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
Usage notes
- They are named using a lowercase Greek letter as prefix, α- meaning six sugar residues, β- meaning seven and so on.
- The IUPAC names are of the form cyclomaltohexaose, cyclomaltoheptaose etc.
Translations
any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
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