Research Article

Effect of Marine Omega 3 Fatty Acids on Methylmercury-Induced Toxicity in Fish and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

Table 2

Comparison of relative red-ox ratio to the known oxidative inducer H2O2 in HEK293.

DHAEPAARAMeHgDHA and MeHgEPA and MeHgARA and MeHg

Average of relative red-ox ratio0.9710.9931.0020.9520.9540.9510.939
Equiv. [H2O2]14200710606811>1000

Values below 12 are not significantly different from control, and oxidative stress is assumed almost zero. Calculations are made based on exponential curve fitting and its formula.
“>1000” represents a value that exceeds the standard made from H2O.