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Figure 6
The cubic phase is viscous and sticky; it has the consistency of thick toothpaste. The particular toothpaste used in this figure contains small white crystals. This is exactly what is sought when in meso crystallization trials are set up. The inset shows crystals of the integral membrane light-driven proton pump bacteriorhodopsin growing in the lipid cubic phase. The analogy between the toothpaste and the crystal-laden mesophase is obvious.

Journal logoSTRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN: 2053-230X
Volume 71| Part 1| January 2015| Pages 3-18
doi:10.1107/S2053230X14026843
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