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Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 1992 Apr 1;114(9):3523–3527. doi: 10.1021/ja00035a056

Table III.

Comparison of the Affinities (as Measured by T_m) of Two Different Circular Oligomers for a 12mer Substrate or for the Same Sequence Embedded within a 36mer Oligonucleotide^a

complex^a	T_m (°C)
	57.5
	56.2
	59.8
	63.4

Curved lines represent 5-base loops of sequence –CACAC–.