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The partial molar volumes of uracil, thymine and adenine in water and adenine in aqueous solutions of uracil and thymine, at fixed composition, were determined over a range of temperatures. The partial molar volumes of adenine in aqueous uracil and thymine are less than in pure water.
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Fucaloro, A.F., Dewey, K., Fan, G. et al. Partial Molar Volumes of Uracil, Thymine, Adenine in Water and of Adenine in Aqueous Solutions of Uracil and Thymine. J Solution Chem 37, 1289–1304 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-008-9302-2
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