Table 1.
Discs/ODNs | K D [nm] | ΔG
o[a]
[kcal mol−1] |
ΔG
o[b]
[kcal mol−1] |
ΔΔG
o
[kcal mol−1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 e+3 k | 1.4×103 | −8.0 | −1.9 | −6.1 |
3 f+3 k | 39 | −10 | −4.1 | −6.0 |
3 g+3 k | 7.6 | −11 | −5.1 | −6.0 |
3 h+3 k | <5 | <−11 | −7.5 | – |
l+k | 8.7×103 | −6.9 | −7.9 | – |
m+k | 3.5×102 | −8.8 | −10 | – |
n+k | <5 | <−11 | −12 | – |
[a] Experimentally determined ΔG o at 0.5 mm Mg2+. [b] Calculated ΔG o of the DNA component alone at 0.5 mm Mg2+ and 10 mm Na+, using software package UNAFold.