title: Effect of fluorine substitution on the interaction of lipophilic ions with the plasma membrane of mammalian cells.
abstract: The effects of the anionic tungsten carbonyl complex [W(CO)(5)SC(6)H(5)](-) and its fluorinated analog [W(CO)(5)SC(6)F(5)](-) on the electrical properties of the plasma membrane of mouse myeloma cells were studied by the single-cell electrorotation technique. At micromolar concentrations, both compounds gave rise to an additional antifield peak in the rotational spectra of cells, indicating that the plasma membrane displayed a strong dielectric dispersion. This means that both tungsten derivatives act as lipophilic ions that are able to introduce large amounts of mobile charges into the plasma membrane. The analysis of the rotational spectra allowed the evaluation not only of the passive electric properties of the plasma membrane and cytoplasm, but also of the ion transport parameters, such as the surface concentration, partition coefficient, and translocation rate constant of the lipophilic anions dissolved in the plasma membrane. Comparison of the membrane transport parameters for the two anions showed that the fluorine-substituted analog was more lipophilic, but its translocation across the plasma membrane was slower by at least one order of magnitude than that of the parent hydrogenated anion.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, Biozentrum and Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Würzburg, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kürschner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: von Langen
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Sukhorukov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009101:Multiple Myeloma; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D017973:Tungsten Compounds
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C414308:pentacarbonylpentafluorophenylthiolatotungstate(0); D005466:Fluorocarbons; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C414307:pentacarbonylphenylthiolatotungstate(0)