Table 2.
Thermodynamic Parameters for 3WJs Formationsa
| 3WJs | 1/Tm vs log (Ct) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔG°37 (kcal/mol) | ΔH°37 (kcal/mol) | ΔS°37 (eu) | Tmb (°C) | |
| 2′-F RNA | −36 ± 0.45 | −200 ± 5.7 | −520 ± 17 | 72.1 |
| RNA | −27 ± 0.58 | −170 ± 13 | −440 ± 39 | 60.4 |
| DNA | −15 ± 0.71 | −220 ± 25 | −650 ± 83 | 35.2 |
Parameters derived from 15% native TGGE. Reproduced with permission from ref 41. Copyright 2014 American Chemical Society.
Tm values for 3WJ strand concentrations of 10−6 M