Table 7.

Stabilization by addition of 5′ dangling nucleotide in 1 M NaCl to duplexes closed with wobble base pairs

	−ΔΔHoa (kcal/mol)	−ΔΔSoa (e.u.)	−ΔΔG37oa (kcal/mol)		−ΔΔHoa (kcal/mol)	−ΔΔSoa (e.u.)	−ΔΔG37oa (kcal/mol)
AU G	−2.8	−9.7	0.2	AG U	−1.6	−5.3	0.1
CU G	−0.4	−4.6	0.4	CG U	−0.5	−1.6	0.0
GU G	−1.4	−5.3	0.3	GG U	0.6	1.7	0.1
AU G	−4.3	−14.0	0.1	UG U	−2.2	−6.8	−0.1

^aValues calculated as described in text.