Table 2.

Number of ions released upon duplex melting

Name	DR	AR	FR	RR	DD
Na+	2.6 ± 0.3	2.0 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.2	2.9 ± 0.6	2.6 ± 0.2
K+	2.5 ± 0.3	1.9 ± 0.3	2.3 ± 0.2	2.8 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.2
Mg2+	1.1 ± 0.2	0.5 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.3	n.d.