Cyclodextrins and Their Complexes

The ability of cyclodextrins, CyDs, to form inclusion complexes with a wide variety of hydrophobic guest molecules has been used in agriculture.Their ability to alter the physical, chemical, and biological properties of guest molecules has been used for the preparation of new formulations of pesticides.CyDs form complexes with a wide variety of agricultural chemicals including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents, pheromones, and growth regulators [1,2].Each CyD has its own ability to form inclusion complexes with specific pesticides, depending on a proper fit of the pesticide molecule into the hydrophobic CyD cavity.The principal advantage is that the binding of pesticide molecules within the host…