A novel fluorescence "turn-on" enzyme-responsive supra-amphiphile is developed based on the host-guest recognition between γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) and an amphiphilic tetraphenylethene-sodium glycyrrhetinate conjugate (TPE-SGA). The covalent amphiphile TPE-SGA displayed strong fluorescence in aqueous solution owing to the aggregation-induced emission. Upon addition of γ-CD, the fluorescence of TPE-SGA was effectively turned off due to the host-guest recognition with γ-CD prohibiting the aggregation of TPE-SGA in aqueous solution. The as-formed nonfluorescent supra-amphiphile (TPE-SGA/γ-CD) inherited the α-amylase-responsive property of γ-CD. In the presence of α-amylase, the fluorescence of the supra-amphiphile was gradually turned on owing to the hydrolysis of γ-CD, and the fluorescence intensity linearly correlated to the activity of α-amylase. This study enriches the field of supra-amphiphile on the basis of cyclodextrin-based host-guest chemistry and provides a novel strategy to construct fluorescence turn-on functioned self-assemblies. It is anticipated that the fluorescence turn-on supra-amphiphile has potential applications in biological analysis and diagnosis of pancreatic diseases.

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