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MeSH Heading: Cyclodextrins
Tree Number(s): D04.345.103; D09.301.915.400.375; D09.698.365.855.400.375
Unique ID: D003505
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003505
Annotation: note specifics
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Cycloamylose; Cyclodextrin; Cyclodextrin Derivatives; Cyclomaltooligosaccharides
NLM Classification #: QU 83
Previous Indexing: Dextrins (1975-1979); Polysaccharides (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under DEXTRINS 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under DEXTRINS 1980-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/05/23
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

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economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

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immunology (IM)

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metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

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physiology (PH)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0005463
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Cyclodextrins Preferred Term
Term UI T010163
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Cyclodextrin
Term UI T000996205
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cycloamylose
Term UI T010162
Date05/23/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cyclomaltooligosaccharides
Term UI T359088
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Cyclodextrin Derivatives
Term UI T845441
Date06/11/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

Cyclodextrins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025