title: Effect of tin and lead chlorotriphenyl analogues on selected living cells.
abstract: Three kinds of living cells, human embryonic kidney cells, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Escherichia coli, were tested for their sensitivity to chlorotriphenyltin and chlorotriphenyllead. The tin compound proved definitely more toxic than the lead derivative, particularly in the case of the human embryonic kidney cells devoid of any protective cell wall. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) comparative studies carried out by using a natural model liposome system (egg yolk lecithin) confirmed considerable changes within the lipid bilayer upon doping by the aforementioned additives, which may be crucial to the mechanism of the observed cell cleavage. The individual dopants revealed diverse impact upon the membrane's condition, chlorotriphenyltin distinctly fluidized the lipid system, whereas chlorotriphenyllead stiffened the medium within the membrane. A theoretical approach concerning such different behaviors of studied tin and lead analogues because of their high toxicity in living cells has been presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Opole University, 45-035 Opole, ul. Kominka 4, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boniewska-Bernacka
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Słota
authors.forename: Małgorzata A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Broda
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D054709:Lecithins / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D054709:Lecithins; D008081:Liposomes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D007854:Lead