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Crystal contacts
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Crystal contacts are the contacts that occur between molecules in crystals of macromolecules. These contacts are what holds the crystal together. The term crystal contacts is usually used to refer to intermolecular or interchain contacts that occur only in a crystal, not when the molecule is in its native functional state.
