Cyclodextrin
![Chemical structure of the three main types of cyclodextrins.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Cyclodextrin.svg1225.png")
![γ-CD toroid structure showing spatial arrangement.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Gamma_CD_cone_shape1225.jpg")
![Crystal structure of a rotaxane with an α-cyclodextrin macrocycle.[15]](/Images/godic/202501/03/Rotaxane_Crystal_Structure_ChemComm_page493_2001_commons1225.jpg")
![Space filling model of β-cyclodextrin.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Beta-cyclodextrin3D1225.png")
Cyclodextrins (sometimes called cycloamyloses) are a family of compounds made up of sugar molecules bound together in a ring (cyclic oligosaccharides).
Cyclodextrins are produced from starch by means of enzymatic conversion. They are used in food, pharmaceutical, drug delivery, and chemical industries, as well as agriculture and environmental engineering.