Interactions between cyclodextrins and cellular components: Towards greener medical applications?

• Loïc Leclercq

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2644–2662, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.261

• ; greener active ingredients; host–guest chemistry; lipids; Introduction Cyclodextrins (CDs) were discovered and identified over a century ago [1][2][3]. Between 1911 and 1935, Pringsheim and co-workers demonstrated the ability of CDs to form complexes with many organic molecules [4][5]. Since the 1970s