Table 1.

Raman peaks assignment of sperm cell spectra.

Raman peak assignment
Raman band (cm−1)	Nucleic acids	Protein	Lipids
726	A
751	U, C
785	T, C, bk
831	OPO	Tyr
1005		Phe
1095	PO2-		C–C
1255		Amide III	=CH
1290	A, T	Amide III	=CH
1320–1380	A, G	CH def	CH3, CH2
1450–1480	A, G	CH2	CH2
1575–1585	A, G
1600–1700	T	Amide I	C=C

Abbreviations: C, Cytosine; T, Thymine; A, Adenine; G, Guanine; U, Uracil are DNA/RNA bases; Phe, Phenylalanine; Tyr, Tyrosine.