Synonym(s): 2,6-Di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin; Dimethyl β-cyclodextrin
Formula: C56H98O35
Formula Weight: 1331.36
CAS No.: 51166-71-3
Application: Reactant involved in:
• Physicochemical studies of inclusion complexes
• Probing diffusion and single molecule interactions with reconstituted membrane proteins
• Interactions with micelles causing micellar rupture
• Studying cellular transport, used as a cell penetration enhancer
• Physicochemical and biopharmaceutical improvement of drugs particularly with solubilization and stability
• Interactions with cholesterol
Beilstein Registry Number: 1679144
Quality: Impurities are over-methylated homologs, primarily hexakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin.
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H7Br