130 years of cyclodextrin discovery for health, food, agriculture, and the industry: A review

N Morin-Crini, S Fourmentin, É Fenyvesi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Cyclodextrins are a group of cyclic oligosaccharides obtained by enzymatic degradation of
starch. They are remarkable macrocyclic molecules that have led major theoretical and …

Past, present, and future developments in enantioselective analysis using capillary electromigration techniques

N de Koster, CP Clark, I Kohler - Electrophoresis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Enantioseparation of chiral products has become increasingly important in a large diversity
of academic and industrial applications. The separation of chiral compounds is inherently …

Templated enzymatic synthesis of δ-cyclodextrin

A Erichsen, GHJ Peters, SR Beeren - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
While α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin (CD) are ubiquitous hosts employed by supramolecular
chemists, δ-CD (formed from nine α-1, 4-linked glucopyranose units) has received very little …

The effect of host size on binding in host–guest complexes of cyclodextrins and polyoxometalates

P Su, X Zhu, SM Wilson, Y Feng… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Harnessing flexible host cavities opens opportunities for the design of novel supramolecular
architectures that accommodate nanosized guests. This research examines unprecedented …

A review on recent upgradation and strategies to enhance cyclodextrin glucanotransferase properties for its applications

K Rabadiya, D Pardhi, K Thaker, J Patoliya… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) is a significant extracellular enzyme with diverse
functions. CGTase is widely used in production of cyclic α-(1, 4)-linked oligosaccharides …

Contributions of Dexter French (1918–1981) to cycloamylose/cyclodextrin and starch science

G Crini, AD French, K Kainuma, J Jane, L Szente - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Professor Dexter French (1918–1981) was an American chemist and biochemist at
Iowa State College (University in 1959). He devoted his career to advance knowledge of …

Unbiased libraries in protein directed evolution

V Sayous, P Lubrano, Y Li… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Directed evolution is a powerful approach to study the molecular basis of protein evolution
and to engineer proteins for a wide range of applications in synthetic organic chemistry and …

Application of starch-based nanoparticles and cyclodextrin for prebiotics delivery and controlled glucose release in the human gut: a review

Y Liu, C Qiu, X Li, DJ McClements, C Wang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Starches are a major constituent of staple foods and are the main source of energy in the
human diet (55-70%). In the gastrointestinal tract, starches are hydrolyzed into glucose by α …

Engineering of Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase through a size/polarity guided triple-code strategy with enhanced α-glycosyl hesperidin synthesis ability

H Chen, Y Liu, X Ren, J Wang, L Zhu… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hesperidin, a flavonoid enriched in citrus peel, can be enzymatically glycosylated using
CGTase with significantly improved water solubility. However, the reaction catalyzed by wild …

Improved production of cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from Bacillus stearothermophilus NO2 in Escherichia coli via directed evolution

X Tao, L Su, L Wang, X Chen, J Wu - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferases (CGTases) are widely used in starch deep processing, so
reducing their cost by improving their production is of significant industrial interest. The …