Table 1. Secondary structure content of aS dimers as determined by FTIR spectroscopy analysis reported in Fig. 2.

Wavenumber a (cm−1)	Structural Assignment	aS % b	NN % b	CC % b	NC % b	DC % b	1–99 % b
1530	β-sheet/turns	10	3	17	5	3	-
1560–1568	Glu (COO−)	12	25	25	22	14	8
1580–1586	Asp (COO−)	9	5	6	7	7	-
1610–1612	Tyr/β-sheet	-	12	21	12	5	-
1640	Random	55	38	17	42	54	69
1656–1671	Turns	14	17	14	12	17	23

^aPeak position of the amide I band components, as deduced by the second derivative spectra.

^bPercentage area of the amide I band components, as obtained by integrating the area under each deconvoluted band.