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Chapter 2
Professor József Szejtli: The Godfather
of Cyclodextrins
Grégorio Crini , Éva Fenyvesi, and Lajos Szente
Contents
2.1 Introduction
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2.2 József Szejtli, 1933–2004
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2.2.1 Early Years
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2.2.2 His Scientific Career
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2.2.3 Professor Szejtli: An Entrepreneur
101
2.2.4 Szejtli’s Scientific Oeuvre
102
2.2.5 Professor Szejtli and the Cyclodextrin Scientific Community
102
2.2.6 Awards and Distinctions
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2.2.7 Szejtli Prize
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2.3 Szejtli’s Scientific Achievements
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2.3.1 Early Work in Starch
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2.3.2 Fields of Research on Cyclodextrins Studied by Professor Szejtli
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2.4 Selected Highlights in Szejtli’s Fundamentals Works
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2.4.1 Historical Review
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2.4.2 Preparation and Chemistry of Cyclodextrins
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2.4.3 Types, Formation, and Structures of Inclusion Complexes
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2.4.4 The Mechanism of Formation of Inclusion Complexes
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2.4.5 Inclusion Complexation Effects
125
2.4.6 Cyclodextrins Derivatives
126
2.5 Selected Highlights in the Fields of Applications Studied by Professor Szejtli
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2.5.1 Cyclodextrin in Foods
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2.5.2 Cyclodextrin in Cosmetics and Toiletry
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2.5.3 Cyclodextrin and Drugs
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2.5.4 Applications of Cyclodextrins in Chromatography
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2.5.5 Cyclodextrin in Catalysis
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2.5.6 Cyclodextrin in Biotechnology
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2.5.7 Potential Industrial Applications
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2.6 Conclusions
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References
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G. Crini (*)
Chrono-environnement, UMR 6249, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université Bourgogne
Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
e-mail: gregorio.crini@univ-fcomte.fr
É. Fenyvesi · L. Szente
CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
e-mail: fenyvesi.e@cyclolab.hu; szente@cyclolab.hu