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Structural background of cyclodextrin-protein interactions.
Protein engineering - 1 Dec 2003
Aachmann F L, Otzen D E, Larsen K L, Wimmer R
Abstract excerpt
Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharides with the shape of a hollow truncated cone. Their exterior is hydrophilic and their cavity is hydrophobic, which gives cyclodextrins the ability to accommodate hydrophobic molecules/moieties in the cavity. This special molecular arrangement accounts for the variety of beneficial effects cyclodextrins have on proteins, which is widely used in pharmacological applications....
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