Table 1.
The main Raman bands (cm−1) and their assignments for the B lymhocytes of patients diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis and healthy volunteers (514.5 nm laser line)6,7,9,21,22,26,27.
| Raman bands (cm−1) | Assignments | |
|---|---|---|
| Infected | Healthy | |
| 2932 | 2933 | CH sym str of CH3 methyl groups, PC |
| 2876 | 2881 | CH asym str of CH2 methylene group |
| 1665 | – | Amide I (β conf) |
| 1656 | Amide I (α conf) | |
| 1642 | T | |
| 1588s | 1584 | G, A, nucleic acids; δNH2, Gln, Trp, Phe |
| 1567 | – | Glu |
| – | 1448 | G, A, nucleic acids, Phe, CH2 def., lipids |
| 1375 | A, CH2 def., lipids, PC | |
| – | 1336 | Trp, CH def., endoplasmatic reticulum |
| – | 1308 | A,CH2 def., lipids, |
| 1238 | 1243 | Tyr, Amide III |
| 1173 | Tyr, Ser | |
| 1169 | – | G |
| 1125 | – | Asp, Glu, CC str., PE |
| 1000 | 1001 | Phe |
| 898 | A | |
| 822 | 850, 830 | Tyr |
| – | 757 | Trp |
| 745 | – | T-ring breathing, nucleic acids, Trp |
| 675 | – | T, G, CS str |
| 520 | – | Disulfide bond |
Band assignments may differ slightly if a different laser line is used.
A adenine, G guanine, T thymine, C cytosine, Gln glutamine, Glu glutamic acid, Trp tryptophan, Tyr tyrosine, Phe phenylalanine, PC phosphalidylcholine, PE phosphatidylethanolamine.