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Chiu, W. L. A. K., Sze, C. N., Ma, N. T., Chiu, L. F., Leung, C. W., Au-Yeung, S. C. F.
Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Contact scfau-yeung@cuhk.edu.hk
The second release of Thermodynamic Database for Nucleic Acids, NTDB 2.0, includes more than 4600 entries (250% increase over release 1.0). It contains sequence types and details of several thermodynamic parameters (enthalpy, DH; entropy, DS; Gibbs free energy, DG; melting temperature, Tm), experimental models and methods for extracting thermodynamic parameters, buffer conditions as well as all relevant literature information. In addition, the database statistics and references related to NTDB are included. Information on normal and modified nucleobases and nucleosides are collected in a new section 'Nucleoside' whereby data collected thus far will be release in NTDB 2.0. The NTDB is available at http://ntdb.chem.cuhk.edu.hk freely.
In this release, the number of entries of NTDB has been increased to 4640, which is about a 2.5 times increase in the number of entries reported compared to the first release. Thermodynamics data determined by circular dichroism (CD) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) are included and these categories are added as search items under 'experimental method'. Moreover, both methods and models (e.g. the two-state model) are included for extraction of thermodynamic parameters from experiments. Furthermore, a new 'Nucleoside' section, which shows the structure, its IUPAC and common names, the NTDB notation, the molecular formula as well as links retrieving chemical and physical properties (NIST Webbook) and cancer screening data (Developmental Therapeutics Program, DCTD, National Cancer Institute), is added where all relevant information associated with normal and modified nucleobases and nucleosides are collected. The database statistics and the references related to NTDB are included in NTDB.
This work is partially supported by two The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Direct Grants (Grant nos.: 2060156 and 2060179) and the Goldlion Fund (Ref. No.: G01125) of Hong Kong SAR. W. L. A. K. Chiu acknowledges the financial support from the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong SAR, Central Allocation Scheme ? and a Faculty of Science Special Grant, CUHK.
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