The inclusion complexation of flavanone with β -cyclodextrin was studied by ultraviolet absorption, steady state fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence, and 2D ROESY nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic techniques. A 1:1 stoichiometric ratio was determined for the inclusion of flavanone with β -cyclodextrin. The Stern–Volmer constant for the accessible fraction of the binding of flavanone with β -cyclodextrin, and the binding constant for the flavanone–β - cyclodextrin complex are reported. |