Research Article

Telomeric G-Quadruplexes: From Human to Tetrahymena Repeats

Table 2

Influence of PEG-200 on the melting temperatures of DNA oligomers in the presence of potassium and sodium ions.

Oligomer (°C) in 50 mM KCl + PEG-200 (°C) in 50 mM NaCl + PEG-200
0%15%30%50%0%15%30%50%
295/265295/265295/265295/265295/265295/265295/265295/265

HTR63.2/62.963.2/ND78.8/NDND/89.850.4/ND51.2/ND52.8/ND64.0/ND
HTR171.8/73.171.4/76.364.3/83.1ND/>9555.7/ND58.9/ND61.5/ND64.4/ND
HTR265.2/65.964.2/72.1ND/79.6ND/>9551.2/ND54.3/ND58.1/ND62.7/ND
HTR367.8/68.669.3/75.3ND/81.7ND/>9550.6/ND54.3/ND58.7/ND64.8/71.6
HTR1,269.5/70.5ND/76.9ND/83.2ND/>9555.9/ND59.1/ND62.8/ND65.3/72.1
HTR1,372.2/71.570.5/79.1ND/86.4ND/>9553.7/ND56.2/59.860.1/63.2ND/73.5
HTR2,381.3/76.9ND/79.7ND/85.2ND/>9553.3/ND57.3/ND59.9/63.064.4/71.0
HTR0,1,373.0/80.0ND/79.0ND/87.9ND/>9552.5/ND56.3/60.760.1/63.3ND/72.7
HTR0,2,370.7/72.7ND/77.6ND/>95ND/>9551.8/54.556.0/51.159.4/60.2ND/73.8
HTR1,2,373.9/77.8ND/83.9ND/88.6ND/>10056.4/ND59.0/ND61.2/64.0ND/75.7
THR83.1/ND87.7/ND>95ND57.4/ND59.7/NDND/66.8ND