TABLE 1.
Critical packing parameter value (CPP) |
Type of structure | |
≤1/3 | Normal micelle (L1), (II) | |
[1/3−1/2] | Normal hexagonal phase (HI) | |
[1/2−1] | Normal bicontinuous cubic phase (QI) | |
≈ 1 | Lamellar phases (Lα, Ld, Lβ) | |
≥1 | Reversed bicontinuous cubic phase (QII) | |
>1 | Reversed micelle (L2) Reversed discontinuous cubic (QIII) Reversed hexagonal phase (HII) |
V, volume, which can be occupied by the FA residues; l, length of the FA residues; a, the cross-sectional area of the hydrophilic lipid headgroups. For further detail see Yamashita (2018).