Review Article
A Comprehensive Review on Cyclodextrin-Based Carriers for Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Cytotoxic Anticancer Drugs
Table 1
Characteristics features of different types of cyclodextrins.
| | Name of cyclodextrin | Solubility (mg/mL) | Mol. Wt. (Da) |
| | Natural cyclodextrins | | Alpha cyclodextrin | 145 | 972 | | Beta cyclodextrin | 18.5 | 1135 | | Gamma cyclodextrin | 232 | 1297 |
| | Chemically modified cyclodextrins | | Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin | ≥600 | 1400 | | Sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin | ≥500 | 2163 | | Randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin | ≥500 | 1312 | | Hydroxypropyl-γ-cyclodextrin | ≥500 | 1576 |
| | Polymerized cyclodextrins | | Epichlorohydrin-β-cyclodextrin | >500 | 112000 | | Carboxy methyl epichlorohydrin beta cyclodextrin | >250 | 2000000–15000000 |
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