Table 1.

Thermodynamic parameters of CT-DNA denaturation by palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes.

Compound	Temperature (K)	a m (kJ/mol) (mmol/L)−1	bΔG (H2O)° (kJ/molK)	cΔH (H2O)° (kJ/mol)	dΔS (H2O)° (kJ/mol)
[Pt(bpy)(Oct-dtc)]NO3	300	123	8.30	34.5	0.08
	310	133	7.40
[Pd(bpy)(Oct-dtc)]NO3	300	195	13.44	28.09	0.05
	310	218	12.93

^aMeasure of the metal complex ability to denature CT-DNA.

^bConformational stability of CT-DNA in the absence of metal complex.

^cThe heat needed for CT-DNA denaturation in the absence of metal complex.

^dThe entropy of CT-DNA denaturation by metal complex.