TABLE 2.

Summary of the input parameters for the simulations and the resulting potential width Δx_R,S values

Duplex	ΦS	ΔGR,S [kBT]	kR0,S0 [s−1]	ΔxR,S [nm]
Reference	—	−45.02	2.82 × 10−14	2.800
30PM	0.406 ± 0.016	−45.02	2.82 × 10−14	2.834 ± 0.006
30GG	0.271 ± 0.010	−41.88	6.49 × 10−13	2.612 ± 0.005
30CC	0.199 ± 0.010	−37.24	6.76 × 10−11	2.228 ± 0.005
29CC	0.179 ± 0.009	−35.39	4.26 × 10−10	2.072 ± 0.005

ΔG_R,S is the Gibbs free energy difference, k_R0,S0 is the natural dissociation rate, and Φ_S is the measured survival probability.