Research Article

Characterization of Jamaican Delonix regia and Cassia fistula Seed Extracts

Table 6

FTIR spectroscopic data of seed samples of D. regia and C. fistula.

FunctionalityD. regia
cm−1
C. fistula
cm−1

C-O-C (ether functionality, starch)995.691032.92, 1047.46
N-H bending (secondary amide)1238.541243.64
C=O bending vibration (primary amide) 1399.981402.21
C-H vibration (bending deformation)1456.761455.10
N-H bending (amide II)1542.601539.80
C=O (amide I)1645.961644.30
C=O stretching vibrations (lipids)1742.631745.18
CH stretching vibrations (Symmetric & asymmetric)2852.90, 2922.572857.90, 2926.49
N-H stretching vibration (amide) & OH stretching vibrations (starch)3270.373285.75