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The use of this set of three very closely related probes allows for comparative binding studies, with specific pairs of probes differing only in shape (1,8-ANS and 2,6-ANS), or in the presence of a methyl substituent (2,6-TNS vs. 2,6-ANS). The fluorescence of all three probes was significantly enhanced upon binding with PAMAM dendrimers, however in all cases except one, a very unusual spike was consistently observed in the host fluorescence titration plots (fluorescence enhancement vs. host concentration) at low dendrimer concentration. This unprecedented fluorescence titration curve shape makes fitting the data to a simple model such as 1:1 or 2:1 host: guest complexation very difficult; thus only qualitative comparisons of the relative binding of the three guests could be made based on host titrations. In the case of G4 and G5 dendrimers, the order of binding strength was qualitatively determined to be 1,8-ANS &lt; 2,6-ANS indicating that the more streamlined 2,6-substituted probes are a better match for the dendrimer cavity shape than the bulkier 1,8-substituted probe. This order of binding strength was also indicated by double fluorometric titration experiments, involving both host and guest titrations. Further double fluorometric titration experiments on 2,6-ANS in G4 dendrimer revealed a host concentration-dependent change in the nature of the host: guest complexation, with multiple guests complexed per host molecule at very low host concentrations, but less than one guest per host at higher concentrations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s100404053","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,21]],"date-time":"2010-04-21T11:20:48Z","timestamp":1271848848000},"page":"4053-4070","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Fluorescence-Based Comparative Binding Studies of the Supramolecular Host Properties of PAMAM Dendrimers Using Anilinonaphthalene Sulfonates: Unusual Host-Dependent Fluorescence Titration Behavior"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Natasa","family":"Stojanovic","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada"}]},{"given":"Laurel D.","family":"Murphy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1951-0209","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brian D.","family":"Wagner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"117","DOI":"10.1295\/polymj.17.117","article-title":"A New Class of Polymers: Starburst-Dendritic Macromolecules","volume":"17","author":"Tomalia","year":"1985","journal-title":"Polym. 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