Provided is a bilayer membrane vesicle capable of undergoing a phase transition. The bilayer membrane vesicle includes: (a) a fatty acid salt having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; (b) an alcohol or an amine compound having an aliphatic chain of 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and (c) an artificial synthetic lipid or a phospholipid capable of forming a bilayer membrane. Preferably, this bilayer membrane vesicle further contains (d) a tertiary amine as a component of the membrane. Also provided is a method of inducing a phase transition of a bilayer membrane vesicle, the method including the step of adding a dehydrating condensing agent or a dehydrating condensing agent precursor having the property of accumulating at an interface to the bilayer membrane vesicle. By causing the lipids that form a molecular aggregate to chemically change, it is possible to change the physical property and the morphology of the molecular aggregate and control the timing of phase transitions such as membrane fusion. In the membrane fusion, for example, fusion can occur without leakage of the contents of the bilayer membrane vesicle.
提供的是一种能够经历相变的双层膜囊泡。该双层膜囊泡包括:(a)一种含有6到20个碳原子的
脂肪酸盐;(b)一种具有6到20个碳原子的脂肪链的醇或胺化合物;以及(c)一种能够形成双层膜的人工合成脂质或
磷脂。最好的情况下,这种双层膜囊泡还包含(d)作为膜组分的三级胺。还提供了一种诱导双层膜囊泡相变的方法,该方法包括向双层膜囊泡中加入具有在界面处积聚性质的脱
水缩合剂或脱
水缩合剂前体的步骤。通过使形成分子聚集体的脂质发生
化学变化,可以改变分子聚集体的物理性质和形态,并控制膜融合等相变的时机。在膜融合中,例如,可以在不泄漏双层膜囊泡内容物的情况下进行融合。