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The thermal properties of Poly(A+U) formed by an equimolar mixture of Poly A and Poly U in aqueous solutions of various concentrations of NaCl were studied calorimetrically. First, the measurements using the modified DSC were carried out and the transition enthalpy (ΔHm) was estimated for Poly(A+U) in the solutions of various salt concentrations. The heat of mixing of an equimolar mixture of Poly A and Poly U under the same experimental conditions as used in the DSC measurement was measured by using a LKB microcalorimeter at 298K; the results obtained were found to depend on salt concentration as well. The agreement between the enthalpy of formation of Poly(A+U) estimated from the microcalorimeter and the heat of transition determined by the DSC method was fairly close.
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Tanaka, S., Baba, Y. & Kagemoto, A. Thermal Properties of Mixture of Poly A and Poly U. Polym J 8, 325–330 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.325
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.325