Table 3.
NN parameters for ∆G°37 NN,[cation] and ∆G°37 NN,[40 wt% PEG 200] in 100 mM NaCl with prefactors (mcs) for different cosolutes
| Sequence | ∆G°37 NN,[cation] (kcal mol−1) | ∆G°37 NN,[40 wt% PEG 200] (kcal mol−1) | mPEG/1,2 DME (kcal mol−1) | mEG/GOL (kcal mol−1) | m1,3PDO/2-ME (kcal mol−1) |
| d(AA/TT) | −0.65 | 0.10 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| d(AT/TA) | −0.60 | 0.32 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| d(TA/AT) | −0.36 | 0.20 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| d(CA/GT) | −1.23 | 0.23 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| d(GT/CA) | −1.20 | 0.31 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| d(CT/GA) | −1.11 | 0.20 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| d(GA/CT) | −0.93 | 0.06 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| d(CG/GC) | −1.85 | 0.47 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 |
| d(GC/CG) | −2.05 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 5.0 | 9.5 |
| d(GG/CC) | −1.69 | 0.44 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Initiation per GC | 0.98 | −0.22 | −4.4 | −1.5 | −2.9 |
| Initiation per AT | 1.03 | −0.03 | −0.6 | −0.2 | −0.4 |
Correction factor for self-complementary sequences is 0.4 kcal mol−1 for all cosolutes as it is independent of crowding environment.