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. 2018 Nov 7;9(12):6053–6066. doi: 10.1364/BOE.9.006053

Table 2. The Raman peak potions and tentative assignments of major vibration bands.

Peak positions (cm−1) Tentative assignments
620 Phenylalanine: C-C twisting mode
643 Tyrosine: C-C twisting mode
760 Tryptophan: ring breathing
828 Tyrosine: ring breathing;
854 Tyrosine: ring breathing
878 Hydroxyproline; Tryptophan
936 proline/valine/protein backbone (α-helix conformation): C-C stretching mode
1004 Phenylalanine: ring breathing
1031 Phenylalanine: C-H in-plane bending mode
1048 Protein: C-N / C-O stretching mode
1126 Protein: C-N stretching vibration
1207 Hydroxyproline; Tyrosine
1260 Amide III
1340 Tryptophan: CH2/CH3 wagging, twisting and/or bending mode
1446 Proteins: CH2 bending mode
1552 Tryptophan: C = C stretching mode
1685 Amide I