Table 1 Raman peak assignment

From: Accessible hotspots for single-protein SERS in DNA-origami assembled gold nanorod dimers with tip-to-tip alignment

HD22/DNA Peaks (cm−1)

Assignment

1160-1170

DNA42,47

1230

Antisymmetric phosphate stretching47

1375

T, A, G ring breathing modes42,47

1490-1515

DNA & C47

1574

G, A42,47

1601

Thymine42

Cy3.5 Peaks (cm−1)

Assignment

1270-1280

Motion of aromatic groups33,34

1350

Methine chain motion33,34,35

1463

CH3 asymmetric deformation33,34,35

1560 & 1590

N+=C stretching motion33,34,36

1610 − 1620

C=C stretching mode34,36

Biotin Peaks (cm−1)

Assignment

1270

Methylene group wagging43,44

1470

Stretching of ring C-H243,44

1565

C-N stretching43,45

Streptavidin Peaks (cm−1)

Assignment

1239

Amide III/β-sheet43,44,46,47

1336

Tryptophan W743,44,46

1367

Tryptophan W743,44,46, also DNA ring breathing42,47

1560-1580

Tryptophan W243,46

1670

Amide I/β-sheet43,46,47

Thrombin Peaks (cm−1)

Assignment

1230-1250

Amide III/β-sheet47,50

1302−1310

Amide III or CH2 twisting in proteins or A, C47

1360

Tryptophan47,50

≈1550−1560

Amide II or tryptophan47,50

1639−1670

Amide I/β-sheet47,50,51