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Table 1 Method validation data: Retention time, RRF (n = 6), LOD, accuracy, intra-day (RSDR) and inter-day precision (RSDT) (n = 6). Data calculated with the RRF are in bold

From: Absolute quantification of terpenes in conifer-derived essential oils and their antibacterial activity

 

Retention time [min]

RRF

LoD

[μM]

QC low

QC med

QC high

Accuracy (%)

RSDR, (%)

RSDT, (%)

Accuracy (%)

RSDR, (%)

RSDT, (%)

Accuracy (%)

RSDR, (%)

RSDT, (%)

α-Pinene

3.8

1.8

2.7

93/93

1.2/1.3

1.4/1.4

95/96

2.2/2.2

3.4/2.5

103/105

1.1/1.1

2.4/1.7

Camphene

4.5

2.2

11.0

91/91

1.7/0.0

3.3/2.0

95/96

2.3/2.7

1.8/1.5

91/92

1.8/1.8

3.7/4.4

β-Pinene

5.4

1.8

5.3

93/92

1.6/1.6

1.8/1.8

94/95

2.7/2.7

4.2/2.9

103/105

1.4/1.4

3.0/2.1

3-Carene

6.5

1.6

7.3

95/93

2.0/2.0

3.2/2.1

95/95

3.1/3.1

4.3/3.4

104/106

1.7/1.7

3.5/2.4

Limonene

8.4

1.8

6.6

96/94

3.3/3.5

2.3/2.8

97/100

3.2/3.2

3.1/2.2

93/96

2.7/2.7

6.10/6.1

Bornyl acetate

22.5

1.7

2.4

92/93

4.1/4.2

4.0/4.6

95/96

5.6/5.6

8.7/6.5

105/107

3.3/3.3

5.6/4.5

β-Caryophyllene

22.8

2.3

2.8

101/100

4.9/5.0

5.1/5.7

103/108

6.2/6.2

5.6/3.4

97/100

6.2/6.2

7.6/9.1

Borneol

25.5

1.7

4.3

93/96

4.3/4.5

3.0/3.3

97/104

4.2/4.2

4.0/2.3

95/101

3.6/3.6

5.6/6.8