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Continuous lifetime distributions of β-cyclodextrin-anilinonaphthalene sulfonic acid inclusion complexes

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Fluorescence lifetimes are reported for a series of anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) probe molecules complexed with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The fluorescence decay kinetics are recovered by multifrequency phase and modulation measurements in concert with a global analysis scheme. In all cases studied, a continuous Lorentzian distribution of lifetimes is observed, resulting from the dynamical nature of the ANS-β-CD complex and free ANS. Trends are discussed and comparisons made between bound and free fluorophore and between different isomeric ANS structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-39
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Fluorescence
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1991

Keywords

  • Distribution analysis
  • cyclodextrins
  • inclusion complexes
  • multifrequency phase-modulation fluorescence

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