Chemicals and Drugs

alpha-Cyclodextrins

Cyclic GLUCANS consisting of six (6) glucopyranose units linked by 1,4-glycosidic bonds.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Cyclic GLUCANS consisting of six (6) glucopyranose units linked by 1,4-glycosidic bonds.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C36H60O30
Molecular Weight
972.8 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
10016-20-3
IUPAC Name
(1S,3R,5R,6S,8R,10R,11S,13R,15R,16S,18R,20R,21S,23R,25R,26S,28R,30R,31R,32R,33R,34R,35R,36R,37R,38R,39R,40R,41R,42R)-5,10,15,20,25,30-hexakis(hydroxymethyl)-2,4,7,9,12,14,17,19,22,24,27,29-dodecaoxaheptacyclo[26.2.2.23,6.28,11.213,16.218,21.223,26]dotetracontane-31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42-dodecol
InChIKey
HFHDHCJBZVLPGP-RWMJIURBSA-N
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O[C@@H]3[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]3O)O)O[C@@H]4[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]4O)O)O[C@@H]5[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]5O)O)O[C@@H]6[C@H](O[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]6O)O)O[C@@H]7[C@H](O[C@H](O2)[C@@H]([C@H]7O)O)CO)CO)CO)CO)CO)O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D047391
Source
PubChem CID 444913

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • alpha Cyclodextrins

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2005

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Cyclodextrins (1991-2004)
  • Oligosaccharides (1975-2004)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D04w.345w.103w.222w
  2. D09w.301.915w.400w.375w.222w
  3. D09w.698w.365w.855w.400w.375w.222w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. alpha-Cyclodextrins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047391. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047391
  2. alpha-Cyclodextrins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Cyclodextrin
  3. alpha-Cyclodextrins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27104460
  4. alpha-Cyclodextrins. In: PubChem Compound. CID 444913. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/444913