Table 1 Infrared frequencies and assignment of the major infrared absorption bands in the FTIR-ATR-FPA spectra from the irradiated and control mice.

From: Long-term, non-invasive FTIR detection of low-dose ionizing radiation exposure

Peak number

Approximate absorption peak (cm–1)

Intensity (up/down), Shift (L-R)

ΔIntensity (× 10–4)

Assignment

1

2922

0.3

υas(C–H) of saturated methylene > CH2 in lipids, proteins

2

2851

0.4

υs(C–H) of saturated methylene > CH2 in lipids, proteins

3

1743

0.5

υ(C=O) of acyl groups in saturated esters like triacylglycerol

4

1691

0.2

υ(C=O) and υ(C–N) of Amide I in proteins (aide I); β-turns

5

1648

1.1

υ(C=O) and υ(C–N) of Amide I in proteins; random coils

6

1626

1.5

υ(C=O) and υ(C–N) of Amide I in proteins (aide I); β-sheets

7

1553

0.9

d(N–H) and υ(C–N) of Amide II in proteins

8

1518

0.3

Tyrosine ring stretching vibrations (–C–C/–C=C)

9

1458

0.8

δ(C–H) of CH3, CH2 in proteins, lipids

10

1402

0.6

υ(COO) in proteins, lipids

11

1336

0.3

δ(C–H) of CH2 side chains in proteins

12

1236

0.2

υas(O–P–O) of nucleic acids, phosphorylated proteins, phospholipids

13

1172

0.1

υ(–CH2OH) coupled with δ(–C–O–) and υ(–C–O–) of the υ(–C–OH) groups of serine, threonine, and tyrosine

14

1083

0.5

υs(O–P–O) of nucleic acids, phosphorylated proteins, phospholipids

15

1024

0.1

υ(C–O) of carbohydrate side chains of proteins

16

972

0.1

trans C=C bonds

  1. All assignments were from literature as cited in the main text.