Thermodynamic parameters of CT DNA in the presence of flavones.
| Sample | T m1 (°C) | ΔH1 (kcal mol−1) | ΔHV1 (kcal mol−1) | ΔHV1/ΔH1 | T m2 (°C) | ΔH2 (kcal mol−1) | ΔHV2 (kcal mol−1) | m (ΔHV2/ΔH2) | T m3 (°C) | ΔH3 (kcal mol−1) | ΔHV3 (kcal mol−1) | ΔTm2 (°C) | ΔTm3 (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT DNA | 56.60 | 6.86 | 35.26 | 5.13 | 77.05 | 8.16 | 83.30 | 10.2 | 86.54 | 15.26 | 49.83 | — | — |
| CT DNA–baicalein 1 : 1 | 72.71 | 55.36 | 45.54 | 0.82 | 84.0 | 52.91 | 55.03 | 1.04 | 93.73 | 27.53 | 74.17 | 6.5 | 7.19 |
| CT DNA–chrysin1 : 1 | 56.79 | 28.43 | 28.42 | 0.99 | 79.88 | 108.0 | 46.36 | 0.43 | 91.76 | 38.94 | 68.83 | 2.83 | 5.22 |
| CT-DNA–flavone 1 : 1 | 49.80 | 4.25 | 48.6 | 11.4 | 78.10 | 10.46 | 92.95 | 8.8 | 87.07 | 17.27 | 50.98 | 1.05 | 0.53 |