I did LDH cytotoxicity assay on HCT116 cell line with my compounds at various concentrations. After 24,48,72h of incubation, LDH assay was performed according to manufacturer's protocol. My untreated cells have more LDH cytotoxicity (%) than some of the treated sample. While positive control was Trition X 100 which was supposed to show maximum LDH release. but it is equivalent to untreated cell reading at 490nm. How is possible that untreated cells and positive control shows the near by reading . Please enlighten me. Thank you in advance