Table 2. Percentage Analysis of Different Secondary Structural Elements Obtained after Deconvolution of the Amide I (1600–1700 cm–1) Region of BSA and with the Addition of Varying Concentrations of Cu(II) (pH 7.4).
BSA 7.4 | +5 μM Cu(II) | +7 μM Cu(II) | +15 μM Cu(II) | |
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β-sheet | 13.47 | 19.06 | 22.34 | |
α-helix | 28.33 | 14.12 | 9.02 | 6.36 |
random coils | 25.69 | 13.08 | 21.46 | |
β-turns | 21.28 | 12.39 | 27.96 | 25.50 |
antiparallel β | 11.23 | 22.97 | 22.97 | 25.50 |