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. 2017 Aug 15;8(9):4108–4121. doi: 10.1364/BOE.8.004108

Table 1. SERS peak positions and tentative assignments.

Peak positions (cm−1) Tentative assignments
527 Saccharides; Proteins
670 Nucleic acid: T, G
802 Uracil: ring breathing mode
896 Ribose-phosphate
960 Tyrosine
1004 Phenylalanine: ring breathing
1032 Phenylalanine: CH in plane deformation
1053 Lipid: C-C trans and stretching
1082 Proteins: C-N stretching; Lipids: CC stretching chain, C-O stretching
1128 Protein: C-N stretching; Lipids: C-C stretching
1240 Protein: Amide III (beta sheet); Collagen
1296 Protein: Amide III
1341 Protein: CH deformation
1402 Collagen: bending modes of methyl groups
1618 Protein: Amide I