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. 2017 Nov 2;12:8103–8114. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S47256

Table 4.

FTIR characteristic spectrum bands of silkworm silk (cm−1)

Structure Amide I, cm−1 Amide II, cm−1 Amide III, cm−1 Amide IV, cm−1
β-Sheet 1,625–1,640 1,515–1,525 1,265 700
Random coil 1,650–1,660 1,535–1,545 1,235 650
α-Helix 1,650 1,545 1,240 600

Abbreviation: FTIR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.