Provided is an organic
nanotube having a hydrophobized inner surface, formed by molecules including an asymmetric bipolar
lipid molecule represented by the following General Formula (1) and a derivative thereof represented by the following General Formula (2), wherein the organic
nanotube has a hydrophilized outer surface and a hydrophobized inner surface of a
hollow cylinder and is formed by binary self-
assembly, the organic
nanotube encapsulates a hydrophobic guest in the
hollow cylinder, has a function of refolding a denatured
protein, and has a function of sustainably-releasing a
hydrophobic drug according to the change in hydrophobicity of the inner surface of the tube or external stimulus,In Formulas (1) and (2), wherein the same symbols have the same meanings, G is a 1-glucopyranosyl group or 2-glucopyranosyl group, and n is an integer of 12 to 22. Particularly, an asymmetric bipolar
lipid molecule and an ester thereof respectively represented by general formulae (1) and (2) wherein n is an integer of 18 to 22, both of Z1 and Z2 are single bonds, Y is Gly, m(s) is the same or different integer of 3 to 6, X is OH, and R is a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, or a benzyloxy group are novel substances, and can form a
carboxylic acid based asymmetric nanotube by
single component self-
assembly or binary self-
assembly.