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Table 2 Matrix effect and extraction recovery for the yakuchinone A and IS in rat plasma (n = 5)

From: Validated method to measure yakuchinone A in plasma by LC-MS/MS and its application to a pharmacokinetic study in rats

Nominal conc. (ng/ml)

Peak area (× 104)

Set 1

 

Set 2

 

Set 3

 

Matrix effect

 

Extraction efficiency

 
 

Mean ± SD

RSD

Mean ± SD

RSD

Mean ± SD

RSD

Mean (%)

RSD (%)

Mean (%)

RSD (%)

Yakuchinone A

4

7.45 ± 0.15

2.04%

6.43 ± 0.04

0.70%

5.18 ± 0.12

2.28%

86.3

1.95

80.5

2.30

80

113 ± 6

5.05%

111 ± 3

2.59%

79.9 ± 1.2

1.56%

98.5

6.95

71.7

2.89

800

930 ± 61

6.56%

884 ± 19

2.11%

789 ± 12

1.50%

95.5

8.54

89.2

1.19

IS

80

80.7 ± 7.8

9.65%

89.7 ± 1.9

2.16%

52.7 ± 2.5

4.66%

112

9.30

58.8

3.68