Abstract

Two series of dendritic tryptophan derivatives have been synthesized and characterized, their emission spectra in different solvents and the reactivity of tryptophan were investigated and compared. There was a progressive shielding effect of the tryptophan in the emissive wavelengths of dendrimers increased with the size or generation of the dendritic shell.

Keywords: Dendrimer, fluorescence, synthesis, tryptophan, UV-Vis spectroscopy, dendrimers, hydrophobe, biomimicry, nitroaniline, Newkome-type, polyamidoamine