“…The major band at 3416 cm −1 is attributed to N–H stretching vibrations; the distinctive peak at 1641 cm −1 is attributed to -C=O carbonyl group and –C=C stretching vibrations; the bands at 2920, 1530, 1394, and 1265 cm −1 are attributed to C–H stretching vibrations, C=N bond of Amide II, O–H deformation vibrations, and C–N stretching amine vibrations, respectively; the band at 523 cm −1 is attributed to C–Br stretching, which is characteristic of alkyl halides. The presence of these groups confirms the presence of proteins in CFCS of P. rhodesiae and suggests that these functional groups reduce Ag + for the synthesis of AgNPs and bind to AgNPs for the stabilization of the nanoparticles [30,33,34,35].…”