Table 3. Peak assignments of the FTIR spectra of the fungal cells (chemical class with the predominant contribution is stated in the parenthesis).

Peak Nr.	Wavenumber (cm-1)	Peak assignment	Reference
1	3500–3200	O-H stretching (carbohydrates)	[85]
2	3275	N-H stretching (chitin/chitosan)	[85]
3	3105	N-H stretching (chitin/chitosan)	[85]
4	3010	= C-H stretching (lipids)	[86]
5	2955	-C-H (CH3) stretching (lipids)	[86]
6	2925	>CH2 of acyl chain (lipids)	[86]
7	2855	-C-H (CH2) stretching (lipids)	[86]
8	1745	-C = O stretching in esters (lipids)	[86]
9	1680–1630	-C = O stretching, Amide I (proteins, chitin)	[87, 88]
10	1530–1560	C-N-H deformation, Amide II (proteins, chitin)	[88, 89]
11	1465	-C-H (CH2, CH3) bending (lipids)	[86]
12	1377	-C-H (CH3) bending (chitin)	[86]
13	1265	P = O stretching (polyphosphates)	[66]
14	1160	C-O-C stretching in esters (lipids)	[90]
14–16	1200–1000	C-O and C-O-C stretching (carbohydrates)	[91]
17	885	P-O-P stretching (polyphosphates)	[66]
18	725	>CH2 rocking in methylene–(CH2)n-chains (lipids)	[86]