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Hetero-branched cyclodextrins

US5356884A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1992
Grant dateOct 18, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P19/18
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hetero-branched cyclodextrin (CD) having a glucosyl or maltosyl group as the side chain, in which a mannosyl group is .alpha.-bonded to the hydroxyl group of the glucosyl group of the side chain; and a method of efficiently preparing the same by reacting a branched cyclodextrin with an .alpha.-mannosidase. The hetero-branched CDs are useful in various fields such as in drugs, foods and cosmetics.

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