Fig. 5. Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum of the hemosome. Hemosomes were isolated as described in Materials and methods. Shown are FTIR spectra of the hemosome core (broken line) and haem standard (solid line). Arrow, haem carboxylate peak at 1704 cm^–1. Asterisks, peaks at 1652 cm^–1, 1546 cm^–1, 1392 cm^–1 and 1279 cm^–1 that can be designated as non-haem components of hemosome.