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Table 2.

ΔCp^(25C) = [Δ(ASA) × Cpⁱ]^Apolar + [Δ(ASA) × Cpⁱ]^Polar is Eq. (3) used to express the predicted heat capacity, ΔCp, in terms of the reductions in accessible surface area, Δ(ASA), in Å² and the heat capacity coefficients Cpⁱ in J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ [Å²]⁻¹

Component	Cp^{i Apolar}	Cp^{i Polar}
Protein	− 1.79 ± 0.40	+ 0.98 ± 0.35
DNA major groove	− 3.19 ± 0.33	+ 0.38 ± 0.17
DNA minor groove	− 3.14 ± 0.67	+ 2.67 ± 0.72