A redshift in the wavelength of excitation spectra is experimentally
measured as a function of the concentration parameter for tryptophan solutions
in water. To understand the microscopic causes of this behavior, theoretical
calculations obtained from four model clusters are carried out: (Trp)1- (H2O)9, (Trp)2- (H2O)18, (Trp)3- (H
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