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Table 6 Stability studies of analytes in human plasma

From: A LC–MS/MS method with column coupling technique for simultaneous estimation of lamivudine, zidovudine, and nevirapine in human plasma

Analyte

Stability check

Samples

Averagea nominal conc.

Averagea observed conc.

% CV

% Stability

(ng/ml)

(ng/ml)

Lamivudine

Bench top (7.0 h)

LQC

27.53

27.76

2.34

100.84

HQC

1146.90

1161.87

1.77

102.31

Freeze thaw (4 cycles)

LQC

27.53

28.16

2.52

102.26

HQC

1146.90

1155.10

2.97

101.71

In-auto-sampler (22 h)

LQC

27.53

27.95

4.44

101.50

HQC

1146.90

1159.58

1.63

102.11

Wet extract (7 h)

LQC

27.53

27.72

2.76

100.69

HQC

1146.90

1150.12

1.65

101.27

Zidovudine

Bench top (7.0 h)

LQC

29.84

28.43

3.38

97.79

 

HQC

1243.43

1212.32

2.06

100.06

Freeze thaw (4 cycles)

LQC

29.84

30.02

1.50

103.24

 

HQC

1243.43

1206.04

1.71

99.54

In-auto-sampler (22 h)

LQC

29.84

28.97

5.08

99.66

 

HQC

1243.43

1212.50

1.43

100.07

Wet extract (7 h)

LQC

29.84

28.32

5.96

97.40

 

HQC

1243.43

1210.84

2.51

99.94

Nevirapine

Bench top (7.0 h)

LQC

44.29

45.33

2.18

101.73

 

HQC

1845.48

1821.13

1.08

102.24

Freeze thaw (4 cycles)

LQC

44.29

46.25

2.82

103.80

 

HQC

1845.48

1816.07

1.34

101.96

In-auto-sampler (22 h)

LQC

44.29

45.38

3.30

101.84

 

HQC

1845.48

1829.70

1.44

102.73

Wet extract (7 h)

LQC

44.29

44.48

1.54

99.81

 

HQC

1845.48

1795.11

1.76

100.78

  1. a n = 6