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. 2012 Sep 19;7(9):e45521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045521

Table 1. Band assignments for the IR spectra [26], [27].

Wavenumber (cm–1) Spectral assignments
966 C-O stretch deoxyribose and C-N+-C stretch (mainly from DNA)
996 C-O stretch ribose (mainly from RNA)
1030 C–O stretch (mainly from glycogen)
1080 PO2 symmetric stretch in glycogen and nucleic acids
1152 CO–O–C asymmetric stretch (mainly from glycogen)
1171 CO-O-C asymmetric stretch from ester bonds in cholesteryl esters
1238 PO2 asymmetric stretch (mainly nucleic acids)
1397 COO- symmetric stretch in fatty acids and amino acids
1451 CH2 bending (mainly from lipids)
1542 N–H bending and C–N stretch in proteins (Amide II)
1648 C═O stretch in proteins (Amide I)
1741 C═O stretch in triglycerides and cholesterol esters
2856 CH2 symmetric stretch (mainly from lipids)
2875 CH2 symmetric stretch (mainly from lipids)
2926 CH2 asymmetric stretch (mainly from lipids)
2956 CH3 asymmetric stretch (mainly from lipids)
3012  = C-H stretch (mainly from unsaturated lipids)