Charge Transport Mechanism in Thin Cuticles Holding Nandi Flame Seeds

Table 1

FT-IR frenquencies (cm^-1) of cellulose, Nandi flame seed cuticle (NFSC), and pectin (PGA-polygalacturonic acid) *Wilson et al. [29].

Cellulose	NFSC	Pectin*	Band assignment*	Comments*
		1745	}ν (C=O)
	1725			PGA, ester
1712
1647			}δ(HOH)	Adsorbed water
1644		1640
	1602	1605	𝜈as(COO^-)	PGA, carboxylate
		1444	δ(CH)δ(CH2)	PGA, ester
1424	1422		}𝜈s (COO^-)	PGA, Carboxylate
		1419
1365	1368	1368	}𝛿(CH2), ν(CC)
1351	1352
1334	1332	1335	𝛿(CH), ring
1318	1316		}𝛿(O–C)
1277	1278
1230	1232
1156	1152	1150	ν(C–O–C), ring	Glycosidic link
1109	1106	1107	ν(CO), ν(CC), ring
1050	1052	1055	ν(CO), ν(CC), 𝛿(OCH)
1032		1033	ν(CO), ν(CC), ν(CCO)
	1022	1018	ν(CO), ν(CC), ), 𝛿(OCH), ring	PGA, Pectinate
	1006	1008	ν(CO), ν(CC), ), 𝛿(OCH), ring	PGA, Pectate
	981	972	OCH3
	954	963	CO, 𝛿(C=O)