TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of Li+-selective permeation through lipid bilayer membranes mediated by a new ionophore (AS701)
AU - Margalit, Rimona
AU - Shanzer, Abraham
PY - 1981/12/7
Y1 - 1981/12/7
N2 - The neutral, noncyclic, imide and ether containing ionophore AS701, has been developed as Li+-selective molecule, to be used potentially as an aid in the Li+-therapy of manic-depressive illness. The present report is a characterization of this molecule in neutral lipid bilayer membranes. This ionophore was found to the bilayers Li+-selective, acting as a selective carrier of monovalent cations. In addition, this molecule was found to be capable of acting as a selective carrier of monovalent anions. For both types of ions, the rate-limitting step in the process of permeation was found to be the diffusion of the carrier-ion complex through the membrane. The membrane-permeating species were found to be 2 : 1 carrier-ion complexes, carrying either a monovalent cation or a monovalent anion. The selectivity sequences among the ions studied being: Li+(1) > ClO4-(0.7) > Na+(0.07) > K+(0.016) > Rb+(0.0095) > Cs+(0.0083) > Cl-(0.001). Mg2+ and SO42- were found to be impermeant (under present experimental conditions). This sequence shows that the AS701 molecule has low selectivity for ions present in biological media, among those studied (i.e. Na+, K+, Mg2+, Cl2- and SO42-). This indicates that these ions will not interfere in the Li+ permeability induced by this carrier in vivo, and that the carrier will not interfere in the normal transport processes of these ions.
AB - The neutral, noncyclic, imide and ether containing ionophore AS701, has been developed as Li+-selective molecule, to be used potentially as an aid in the Li+-therapy of manic-depressive illness. The present report is a characterization of this molecule in neutral lipid bilayer membranes. This ionophore was found to the bilayers Li+-selective, acting as a selective carrier of monovalent cations. In addition, this molecule was found to be capable of acting as a selective carrier of monovalent anions. For both types of ions, the rate-limitting step in the process of permeation was found to be the diffusion of the carrier-ion complex through the membrane. The membrane-permeating species were found to be 2 : 1 carrier-ion complexes, carrying either a monovalent cation or a monovalent anion. The selectivity sequences among the ions studied being: Li+(1) > ClO4-(0.7) > Na+(0.07) > K+(0.016) > Rb+(0.0095) > Cs+(0.0083) > Cl-(0.001). Mg2+ and SO42- were found to be impermeant (under present experimental conditions). This sequence shows that the AS701 molecule has low selectivity for ions present in biological media, among those studied (i.e. Na+, K+, Mg2+, Cl2- and SO42-). This indicates that these ions will not interfere in the Li+ permeability induced by this carrier in vivo, and that the carrier will not interfere in the normal transport processes of these ions.
KW - Ionophore
KW - Li-selective transport
KW - Lipid bilayer
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-2736(81)90434-X
DO - 10.1016/0005-2736(81)90434-X
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AN - SCOPUS:0019857498
SN - 0005-2736
VL - 649
SP - 441
EP - 448
JO - BBA - Biomembranes
JF - BBA - Biomembranes
IS - 2
ER -