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  • Title: Hydrofluoric and nitric acid transport through lipid bilayer membranes.
    Author: Gutknecht J, Walter A.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1981 Jun 09; 644(1):153-6. PubMed ID: 6266462.
    Abstract:
    Hydrofluoric and nitric acid transport through lipid bilayer membranes were studied by a combination of electrical conductance and pH electrode techniques. Transport occurs primarily by nonionic diffusion of molecular HF and HNO3. Membrane permeabilities to HF and HNO3 ranged from 10(-4) to 10(-3) cm . s-1, five to seven orders of magnitude higher than the permeabilities to NO-3, F- and H+. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that F- transport through biological membranes occurs mainly by nonionic diffusion of HF. Our results also suggest that of the two principal components of 'acid rain', HNO3 may be more toxic than H2SO4.
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