Table 1. Amount of antioxidant substances added to the blood samples adapted to the recommended daily intake (RDI) and a theoretical blood-pool of 6L.
| Antioxidants | 1 x SC/1 ml blood * | 1 x SC/6 l blood† | RDI/PI per day‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc (tablets 20 mg, Verla-Pharm, Germany) | 0.0025 mg | 15 mg | 15 mg |
| Trolox (ampoule 100 mg/ml, Calbiochem, Germany) | 0.0167 mg | 100 mg | PI (100 mg) |
| Lipoic acid (tablets 600 mg, Meda-Pharma, Germany) | 0.1000 mg | 600 mg | 300–600 mg |
| ß-carotene (hard capsules 5 mg, Gall-Pharma, Austria) | 0.001 mg | 6mg | 6 mg |
| Selenium (ampoule 100 μg/2 ml, Biosyn, Germany) | 0.0167 μg | 100 μg | 30–70 μg |
| Vitamin E (tablets 400 mg (all-rac-alpha-Tocopherolacetal), Ratiopharm, Germany) | 0.0666 mg | 400 mg | 10–15 mg / PI (400 mg) |
| Vitamin C (ampoule 100 mg/5 ml, Rotexmedica, France) | 0.0167 mg | 100 mg | 100–150 mg |
| NAC (ampoule 300 mg/2 ml, Hexal, Germany) | 0.0500 mg | 300 mg | PI (300 mg) |
| Q 10 (hard capsules 100 mg, Allcura Naturheilmittel, Germany) | 0.0167 mg | 100 mg | 30–200 mg |
* Concentration of substance used in the experiments per 1 ml blood
† Concentration of substance used in the experiments estimated for a blood volume of 6 l
‡ Current RDI (FDA, WHO); PI: recommendation on package insert