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Cartoon structure of lipid bilayers and chemical structures of three widely-studied phospholipids (POPC, DOPC, and DPPC). The liquid-crystalline phase features randomly oriented and fluid acyl chains. Below the phase transition temperature, lipid bilayers change into the gel phase in which acyl chains are fully extended and closely packed.
