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Table 4 Degenerate PCR primer properties

From: In silico design and validation of a highly degenerate primer pair: a systematic approach

Primers

M.W

(g/mol)

∆H

(kcal/mol)

∆S

(cal/kmol)

Tm

(°C)

Tm(ATP)

(°C)

ε

L/(mol.cm)

nmol/OD260

catAf

7018

−175.4

−496.8

58.0

60.6

221233

4.520

catAr

7177

−180.7

−506.9

61.6

62.4

231625

4.317

  1. MW Molecular weight, ∆H Enthalpy change, ∆S Entropy change, Tm Melting temperature, ATP Allawi's thermodynamics parameters, ε Extinction coefficient, nmol/OD260 Unit conversion