Table 2 IR absorption peak shifts. The IR absorption peak shifts suggest different functional groups on the surface of the strain.

From: Optimization of copper bioremoval from hypersaline environments by the halophilic archaeon Halalkalicoccus sp. Dap5 via response surface methodology

Control sample

Treated sample

Functional group

3679.66

3679.66

-OH (Hydroxyl -Alcohols) stretching: Hydroxyl groups in alcohols or phenols, without hydrogen bonding.

-

3290.10

-OH (hydroxyl and carboxylic acid) stretching: Alcohols or phenolic compounds with hydrogen bonding.

2969.96

2937.17

-C-H (Alkyl; especially methyl and methylene groups) stretching: Aliphatic compounds, particularly CH₂ groups in lipids or other organic materials.

2003.76

2001.83

-C ≡ C alkynes stretching: Alkyne functional group, associated with triple bonds between carbon atoms.

1606.45

1621.90

-C = C (alkene) stretching: Double bonds in alkenes or aromatic rings.

1390.48

1398.19

methyl groups (− CH) bending: Methyl groups involved in bonding, found in proteins and other organic compounds.

1056.84

1054.91

-C-O (alcohols and ethers) stretching: Polysaccharides, nucleic acids, phospholipids.

622.92

624.84

C-H

aromatic compounds bending: Aromatic compounds