Characterization of Red Blood Cells with Multiwavelength Transmission Spectroscopy

Table 1

The composition of the structural groups of the IRBC interpretation model.

Structural group (shell/core)	Composition of the shell	Composition of the shell	Composition of the core
IRBC body/parasite body/digestive vacuole	Hemoglobin; Water	Proteins; RNA; Water	Hemozoin; Hemoglobin; Water
IRBC body/parasite body/nucleus			Proteins; DNA + RNA + nucleotides; Water
IRBC body/parasite body/organelles			Proteins; Water