TABLE 5.

Spectral regions with nonoverlapping standard deviations for M1 and MR1 nuclei

Region (cm−1)	Assignment	Change*	t-test†
M1 Nuclei
653–673	Guanine	Negative	99.0
763–779	Cytosine, uracil	Negative	97.5
789–861	Nucleic acids, protein	Positive	99.5
1000–1009	Phenylalanine	Positive	99.0
1049–1088	Lipid C-C stretch, nucleic acid O-P-O	Positive	99.0
1212–1266	Amide III, nucleic acid O-P-O	Negative	99.5
1278–1293, 1308–1338	CH2 twist and bend (protein, lipid), nucleic acids	Negative	95, 99.5
1565–1573	Guanine, adenine	Negative	99.5
MR1 Nuclei
986–1006	Phenylalanine	Negative	99.0
1089–1111	Nucleic acid O-P-O	Negative	95.0
1229–1264	Amide III, nucleic acid O-P-O	Negative	95.0
1305–1342	CH2 twist and bend (protein, lipid), nucleic acids	Negative	99.5
1594–1617	Aromatic amino acids	Negative	95.0
1673–1681	Amide I	Negative	95.0

^*The “change” is defined as M1/MR1 plateau minus M1/MR1 exponential nuclei.

^†The Student's t-test results give the percent of confidence that the means of the spectral regions are different.