Table 2 Tentative assignments of Raman/SERS bands.

From: Assessment of recombinant protein production in E. coli with Time-Gated Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TG-SERS)

Measured Raman/SERS bands [cm−1]

Literature reference Raman/SERS bands [cm−1]

Tentative assignments (interpretation of Raman/SERS bands)

Origin/Category

reference

530

510–550

S-S bond stretching

Proteins containing S-S bridges

18,46

550–580

560–580

Ring and CH-deformation

Carbohydrate, yeast and growth medium

27

613

620

Aromatic amino acids

Phenylalanine

46

710–735

732

DNA /CH2 rocking

Adenine or cAMP, growth medium

27

820–860

830–860

Aromatic amino acids, NC minor influence

Tyrosine and/or NC

13,18,46

918–925

924–943

N−Cα−C stretch

Valine

18

942–950

957–964

C = C deformation

DNA (guanine)

27,47

1008–1030

1000, 1030

Aromatic amino acids, NC minor influence

Phenylalanine and/or NC

this work46,48

1050

1033

C−H plane bending of aromatic compounds

Phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine

this work49,

1130–1195

1134–1160

C−N and C−C stretch

Carbohydrate in medium

27

1170–1195

1170–1200

Aromatic amino acids

Tyrosine

48

1232–1242

1232–1250

N−H and C−H bend

Amide III (β-sheet)

18,50

1295–1336

1300−1345

N−H and C−H bend

Amide III (α-helix)

13,50

1365–1367

1320–1340

DNA, Nucleotide

Adenine (AMP)

27

1398–1405

1390–1398

Symmetric deformation of CH3 or overtone of Amide V

Amide V or Peptide, growth medium

13,51

1423

1420–1480

DNA or CH2 deformation

Adenine, Guanine

47

1450

1444–1450

CH2 deformation

Lipid

18,48

1505–1515

CH2 deformation

Carbohydrate in growth medium

this work

1520–1550

1550

N–H bend and C–N stretch

Amide II

46

1590

1582–1590

Aromatic amino acids

Tryptophan or Tyrosine

46

1605

1609

Aromatic amino acids

Phenylalanine or Tyrosine

this work46

1624–1627

1617

Aromatic amino acids or part of C = C stretch

Tryptophan or Tyrosine

18,47

1650–1657

1660–1677

C = O stretch

Amide I

18,46