Table 2. The binding energies and corresponding ΔE^a upon the inclusion complex of dsRNA-ligands (a and b).

acomplex	BE(kcal.mol−1)	bcomplex	BE(kcal.mol−1)	ΔEd(kcal.mol−1)
U1a	−3.94	U1b	−4.83	0.89
U2a	−3.91	U2b	−5.22	1.31
U3a	−3.63	U3b	−5.17	1.54
U4a	−3.88	U4b	−5.02	1.14
N1a	−4.46	N1b	−5.64	1.18
N2a	−4.26	N2b	−5.32	1.06
N3a	−4.05	N3b	−5.35	1.30
N4a	−3.96	N4b	−5.29	1.33

BE: binding energy upon complex; ΔE^d: Energy difference value between ^acomplex and ^bcomplex; Dai(a); Kae(b); U1–U4: dsRNA with UUU triplets; N1–N4: dsRNA without UUU triplets;

^acomplex: ligand a binding with U1–U4 and N1–N4, respectively;

^bcomplex: ligand b binding with U1–U4 and N1–N4, respectively.