Table 1. Fluorescence Lifetimes of Rhod-Cur^a.

solvent	nb	τ1 (ns)	A1	τ2 (ns)	A2	χ2
DMSOc	2	2.9	0.18	0.8	0.82	1.2
10% DMSOaq.c	2	2.9	0.48	0.9	0.52	1.2
10% DMSOaq.d	2	2.9	0.47	0.9	0.53	1.2

^aFluorescence lifetime (τ_i) and relative abundance (A_i) of each excited species; λ_em = 625, 650 nm; [Rhod-Cur] = 21 μM in the chromophore unit.

^bNumber of components.

^cWithout acarbose.

^dWith acarbose (100 μM).