Exposure of Drosophila melanogaster to Mancozeb Induces Oxidative Damage and Modulates Nrf2 and HSP70/83

Table 2

Metal contents in D. melanogaster exposed for 15 days at two different mancozeb concentrations.

Metals	Control	5 mg/mL	10 mg/mL
Ca	0.44 ± 0.04	0.41 ± 0.02	0.41 ± 0.08
Fe	0.34 ± 0.05	0.26 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.04
K	5.03 ± 0.56	4.56 ± 0.59	4.75 ± 0.53
Mg	0.59 ± 0.07	0.48 ± 0.07	0.54 ± 0.08
Mn	0.02 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.02	0.19 ± 0.02
Na	1.60 ± 0.14	1.64 ± 0.15	1.41 ± 0.24
P	5.76 ± 0.85	5.24 ± 0.71	6.05 ± 0.83
S	2.82 ± 0.36	2.62 ± 0.34	2.94 ± 0.38
Zn	0.09 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.02
Cu	<QL	<QL	<QL

Effect of exposure to MZ during 15 days on metal levels of fruit flies. The value is shown in mg·g⁻¹. Results are expressed as a deviation (). indicates significant difference in comparison to the control group (). The quantification limit (QL) for Cu is 0.0025 mg·g⁻¹.