3
chemistry and other applications such as artificial enzymes. Currently, more than
2000 publications on cyclodextrins are published each year.
In this chapter, we present a historical overview of the discovery, development,
and applications of cyclodextrins.
Keywords History · Schardinger dextrins · Discovery · Production · Separation ·
Native cyclodextrins · Development · Inclusion complexes · Applications
1.1 Introduction
Figure 1.1 shows that cyclodextrins occur in many daily products such as an ibuprofen tablet, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a whooping cough vaccine, a
curative antidote, a hair loss solution, a stop smoking aid, toothpastes, shampoo,
colognes, a deodorant toilet, razors, a turmeric-based food supplement, a butter, a
mayonnaise, fish sausages, modified steaks, a horseradish powder, mustard sauces,
a sweetener, honey, a cinnamon extract, green tea without bitterness, vanilla coffee,
clarified fruit juices, chewing gums, chromatographic columns, biopesticides, catalysts, tubular materials, a curtain, cosmetotextiles, an ink, a detergent, a bioflocculant for swimming pool, or a bioadsorbent for water treatment.
Fig. 1.1 Commercial products containing cyclodextrins in our daily lives
1 History of Cyclodextrins
chemistry and other applications such as artificial enzymes. Currently, more than
2000 publications on cyclodextrins are published each year.
In this chapter, we present a historical overview of the discovery, development,
and applications of cyclodextrins.
Keywords History · Schardinger dextrins · Discovery · Production · Separation ·
Native cyclodextrins · Development · Inclusion complexes · Applications
1.1 Introduction
Figure 1.1 shows that cyclodextrins occur in many daily products such as an ibuprofen tablet, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a whooping cough vaccine, a
curative antidote, a hair loss solution, a stop smoking aid, toothpastes, shampoo,
colognes, a deodorant toilet, razors, a turmeric-based food supplement, a butter, a
mayonnaise, fish sausages, modified steaks, a horseradish powder, mustard sauces,
a sweetener, honey, a cinnamon extract, green tea without bitterness, vanilla coffee,
clarified fruit juices, chewing gums, chromatographic columns, biopesticides, catalysts, tubular materials, a curtain, cosmetotextiles, an ink, a detergent, a bioflocculant for swimming pool, or a bioadsorbent for water treatment.
Fig. 1.1 Commercial products containing cyclodextrins in our daily lives
1 History of Cyclodextrins