The structure, physiological functions and applications of cycloisomaltooligosaccharides in the domains such as food, medicine and textile were sum up. And their foregrounds were predicted.

• 摘要综述了环状低聚异麦芽糖的结构、生理功能及其在食品、医药、纺织等领域的应用，并对其前景进行了展望。