Table 1 Summary of the determined spectral markers and their corresponding parameters (band positions in the descriptors and integration ranges in cm−1).
Assignment to biomolecules | Descriptor of the marker | Band integration range | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lipids | |||
FTIR | Total lipids | (I2850 + I2922)/I2960 | I2850: 2833–2870; I2922: 2903–2945; I2960: 2940–2985 |
Cholesterol | I1058/I2960 | I1058: 1046–1071; I2960: as above | |
Esterified lipids | I1740/I2960 | I1740: 1726–1756; I2960: as above | |
Phosphorylated lipids | I1232/I2960 | I1232: 1213–1258; I2960: as above | |
Acyl chain length | I2850/I2960 | I2850: as above ; I2960: as above | |
Proteins | |||
Total proteins | (I1650 + I1540)/I2960 | I1650: 1612–1668; I1540: 1524–1565; I2960: as above | |
Conformational changes | I1650/I1540 | I1650: as above; I1540: as above | |
Serine (Ser) and threonine (Thr) | I1172/I2960 | I1172: 1132–1190; I2960: as above | |
Tyrosine (Tyr) | I1513/I2960 | I1513: 1480–1525; I2960: as above | |
Nucleic acids | |||
DNA | I962/I2960 | I962: 947–977; I2960: as above | |
RNA | I994/I2960 | I994: 981–1014; I2960: as above | |
DNA/RNA | I962/I994 | I962: as above; I994: as above | |
Raman | Lipids | ||
Unsaturation of lipid droplets | I1660/I1440 | I1660: 1608–1714; I1440: 1400–1505 | |
Lipids | I2850/I1440 | I2850: 2820–2863; I1440: as above | |
Proteins | |||
Protein cross-linking | I1040/I1005 | I1040: 1025–1065; I1005: 986–1030 | |
Nucleic acids | |||
DNA | I790/I1440 | I790: 770–810; I1440: as above | |