Structural Properties of G,T-Parallel Duplexes

Table 2

Melting temperature (Tm) and free energies of the parallel duplex-to-random-coil transition.a

Parallel clamp	Tm (°C)	ΔG (Kcal/mol)
1	51.8	−1.3
4	55.8	−2.0
5	61.7	−2.7
6	62.8	−3.1
7	61.3	−2.4

^a50 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM sodium cacodylate pH 7.2.