Table 1 Assignments of the characteristic mid-IR bands in the mid-IR spectrum of G. lingzhi mycelium.

From: Assessment of Polysaccharides from Mycelia of genus Ganoderma by Mid-Infrared and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Wavenumber(cm−1)

Functional Group Assignments

3400

-OH stretching55

2926

CH2 asymmetric stretching56

1640

Amide I56

1457

CH2 in polysaccharides57

1425

C-H deformation in lignin and carbohydrates15

1372

C-H in-plane bending vibration58,59

1314–1316

symmetric CH2 bending of cellulose43

1243

COH in-plane bending/CH in-plane bending58

1152–1156

C-O-C asymmetric stretching of glycosidic linkage44

1078

C-O stretching of β-glucans45,46,51

1044

stretching vibration of C-O-C group60

1025

stretching vibration of C-O α-glycosidic bond47

951

β-glycosidic bond47; C-O and C-C stretching48

867

γ (C-H)61; furanose ring62

778

COO− deformation63

709

CH out-of plane bending64

573

bending vibration of a polysaccharide ring39

523

pyranose ring62; C=O asymmetric deformation65