Dextrins

DBCAT002955Pharmacologic class

A group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of STARCH or GLYCOGEN. They are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by alpha-(1->4) or alpha-(1->6) glycosidic bonds. A DrugBank category of 8 drugs. 2 of them are approved.

Drugs: 2-Hydroxylpropyl-beta-cyclodextrin
Ataprost
Betadex
Brexanolone
Davamotecan pegadexamer
Gamma cyclodextrin
Sugammadex
Sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin

What you can answer from here — as of November 01, 2016

8DrugsEach linked to its full drug card

Listed above

14Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type

209Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes

3Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given

Which targets do Dextrins share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?

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