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C4680

α-Cyclodextrin

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

α-Schardinger dextrin, Cyclohexaamylose, Cyclomaltohexaose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H60O30
CAS Number:
10016-20-3
Molecular Weight:
972.84
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24892712
EC Number:
233-007-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
79627
MDL number:
MFCD00078207

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sterility

non-sterile

Quality Level

200

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥98%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

>278 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H]2O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]3CO)O[C@H]4[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]4CO)O[C@H]5[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]5CO)O[C@H]6[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]6CO)O[C@H]7[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]7CO)O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H]2O

InChI

1S/C36H60O30/c37-1-7-25-13(43)19(49)31(55-7)62-26-8(2-38)57-33(21(51)15(26)45)64-28-10(4-40)59-35(23(53)17(28)47)66-30-12(6-42)60-36(24(54)18(30)48)65-29-11(5-41)58-34(22(52)16(29)46)63-27-9(3-39)56-32(61-25)20(50)14(27)44/h7-54H,1-6H2/t7-,8-,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,22-,23-,24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-,35-,36-/m1/s1

InChI key

HFHDHCJBZVLPGP-RWMJIURBSA-N

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General description

α-Cyclodextrin (α-CD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide that consists of six glucopyranose units linked by α-(1,4) bonds. α-CD acts as a soluble dietary fiber and hence it is preferred to be widely used in food industry.

Application

Useful for the solubilization of nonpolar macromolecules such as fatty acids, lipids, and cholesterol for use in cell culture applications. α-Cyclodextrin has been used to solubilize odanacatib, a cathepsin K inhibitor.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Cyclodextrin is found to form a firm complex with dietary fats. This way it decreases the bioavailability and absorption of fats. It is known to regulate triglyceride and leptin levels in serum. In rat models, α-Cyclodextrin is shown to induce insulin sensitivity and fecal fat excretion. Thus, α-cyclodextrin is considered to be effective for treating obesity and metabolic syndromes.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

C4680-250MG: + C4680-BULK: + C4680-1G: + C4680-VAR: + C4680-25G: + C4680-5G:

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The Beneficial Effects a-Cyclodextrin on Blood Lipids and Weight Loss in Healthy Humans
Comerford KB, et al
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 19(6), 1200-1204 (2011)
Francisco Gámez et al.
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 14(2), 400-407 (2012-12-15)
The benchmark inclusion complexes formed by α-cyclodextrin (αCD) with alkali-metal cations are investigated under isolated conditions in the gas phase. The relative αCD-M(+) (M=Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Cs(+)) binding affinities and the structure of the complexes are determined from a combination
Michael Kundel et al.
Analytical chemistry, 84(3), 1439-1445 (2012-01-17)
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