title: Activation energy for permeation of phosphonium cations through phospholipid bilayer membrane.
abstract: The conductance caused by translocation of various phosphonium cations across phospholipid (from soybean) bilayer membrane was measured. Phosphonium cations used were tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP+) and triphenylalkylphosphonium cations formulated as (Phe)3-P(+)-(CH2)nCH3 (n = 0-5). The conductance was dependent on voltage applied externally to the membrane in accordance with a theory developed by previous authors. Using the theory, values of beta K(i) were determined, where beta and k(i) are a linear partition coefficient and a rate constant of transmembrane ion transport, respectively. Since beta k(i) depended on the phosphonium ion concentration, values extrapolated to infinite dilution, (beta k(i))0, were determined. Temperature dependence of (beta k(i))0 allowed us to estimate the activation energy of transport, Ea. For TPP+ thermodynamic values obtained were consistent with values calculated by Flewelling and Hubbell [(1986) Biophys. J. 49, 541-552]. When (Phe)3-P(+)-(CH2)nCH3 (n = 0-5) were used, E(a) depended on the odd or even of n. This "odd and even" pattern was observed in a variety of phenomena such as solubility in water, equivalent ionic conductivity in water, and 31P NMR chemical shift.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamo
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002412:Cations; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009861:Onium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010539:Permeability; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014320:Triphenylmethyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009861:Onium Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D014320:Triphenylmethyl Compounds; C011561:triphenylmethylphosphonium; C013289:tetraphenylphosphonium