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Table 1 RNA and DNA specific parameters

From: Mono-valent salt corrections for RNA secondary structures in the ViennaRNA package

Parameter

Symbol [units]

RNA

DNA

Helical rise length

\(l_{ds}\) [Ã…]

2.8

3.4

Backbone bond length

\(l_{ss}\) [Ã…]

6

6.76

Slope of duplex init

a [kcal/mol]

\(-0.45324\)

\(-0.58389\)