Table 1.

Thermodynamic parameters for the binding of berenil to calf thymus dsDNA as determined by differential scanning calorimetry analysis

	ΔHcala	ΔHvHb	ΔSTmc	Tmd	<ηmelt>e	RCIf
dsDNA	4.76	146	14.0	66.8	31	6.5
dsDNA + berenil	1.80	452	4.9	92.8	251	1.9

^aCalorimetric enthalpy of transition (kcal/mol of base pairs).

^bVan't Hoff enthalpy of transition (kcal/mol of cooperative melting unit).

^cEntropy of system at T_m (cal per mol of base pairs/K).

^dMelting point (°C) at transition when 50% molecules remain folded.

^eAverage number of base pairs in a cooperative melting unit.

^fRelative cooperative index (°C).