β-Cyclodextrin
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β-Cyclodextrin sometimes abbreviated as β-CD, is a heptasaccharide derived from glucose. The α- (alpha), β- (beta), and γ- (gamma) cyclodextrins correspond to six, seven, and eight glucose units, respectively. β-Cyclodextrin is the most used natural cyclodextrin in marketed medicines.[2] The reason for this lies in the ease of its production and subsequent low price (more than 10,000 tons produced annually with an average bulk price of approximately 5 USD per kg).
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IUPAC name
cyclomaltoheptaose | |
Systematic IUPAC name
cycloheptakis-(1→4)-α-D-glucopyranosyl | |
Other names
Cycloheptaamylose Cycloheptadextrin Cyclomaltoheptose β-Cycloamylose Schardinger β-Dextrin betadex | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.631 |
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E number | E459 (thickeners, ...) |
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C42H70O35 | |
Molar mass | 1134.987 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 501 °C (934 °F; 774 K) at fast heating rates, decomposition below 260 °C for conventional heating [1] |
18.5 g/L | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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