Host-Guest Complexation Studied by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Adamantane–Cyclodextrin Inclusion

The host-guest complexation between an Alexa 488 labelled adamantane derivative and β-cyclodextrin is studied by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS). A 1:1 complex stoichiometry and a high association equilibrium constant of K = 5.2 × 104 M-1 are obtained in aqueous solution at 25 °C and pH...

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Main Authors: Wajih Al-Soufi, Mercedes Novo, Maria Jesus Pérez-Alvite, Jorge Bordello, Daniel Granadero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/1/173/