Carbohydrate Chronicles

Cyclodextrins – tiny molecular rings with a massive footprint in today’s healthcare and beyond.
In this episode, we take a closer look at the cyclodextrin industry: where it stands today, how it’s evo…

Curcumin, the main active ingredient found in turmeric (Curcuma longa), offers a wide range of beneficial pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer propert…

This podcast episode is about the key application of cyclodextrins: solubility enhancement. 

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are important functional excipients in pharmaceuticals, primarily recognized for their …

Cyclodextrins are discussed in the sources as potential supplements for athletes, with information provided on two main types: Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin (HBCD) and Alpha-cyclodextrin (αCD).

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New Podcast Episode: Cyclodextrins in Food and Nutraceuticals
Unlock the hidden potential of cyclodextrins in your products!
From improving bioavailability to enhancing stability and masking off-flavo…

🎙️ Understanding Cyclodextrin Safety – Myths & Facts

Cyclodextrins play a crucial role in pharmaceuticals, improving drug solubility and stability. But how do they interact with the human body, and wh…

🎙️ New Episode Alert – Carbohydrate Chronicles, S2E2
In this episode of Carbohydrate Chronicles, we’re diving deep into the world of cyclodextrins (CDs) and their fascinating potential in biological d…

Podcast Summary: Cyclodextrins – More Than Just Pharma

In this episode, we explore the surprising versatility of cyclodextrins—natural molecules that improve solubility, stability, and delivery of ot…

Carbohydrate chemistry, the final frontier. These ubiquitous building blocks of life are still the most challenging biomolecules to manipulate due to their structural diversity and complexity. A real…

As we already learned in the past weeks, glycoscience is certainly an interdisciplinary subject where both chemistry and biology play a critical role in understanding and success. Steering a ship in …

For decades, scientists lived in a paradigm that cyclodextrins are useful excipients and additives with numerous applications and that’s it. The pioneers came and broke these chains, releasing the tr…

Over the past weeks, we have talked a lot about Glycoscience and research in this field. But what happens with these compounds and inventions once they fulfill the dream? They get commercialized and …

In earlier episodes, we have touched the topic of cyclodextrin based drug delivery and even nanotechnology, yet today, with our guest, Erem Bilensoy, we are taking a deep dive. As we will hear today,…

We already had some interviews with researchers focusing on cyclodextrins, yet no one may understand these compounds' true nature and chemical behavior like our guest today, Matthieu Sollogoub. He is…

Carbohydrates are molecules expressed on the surface of nearly all living cells, and their interaction with carbohydrate-binding proteins is critical to many immunobiological processes. Accordingly, …

Developing drug delivery systems is a challenging area of the pharmaceutical industry that faces real challenges in the 21st century, like the need for targeted delivery, triggered release, personali…

Glycoscience is the study of carbohydrates (sugars) and their roles in biology. Today, we are focusing on lectins. Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are highly specific for sugar groups …

Milo Malanga is an author of over 50 scientific publications and several patents despite his young age and one of the most well-connected researchers in this field. His background is in medicinal che…