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Table 3 Precision, accuracy, recovery, and matrix effects of aflatoxins in blood

From: HPLC–MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of aflatoxins in blood: toxicokinetics of aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin M1 in rats

Analyte

Spiked concentration (ng/mL)

Intraday(n = 6)

Inter-day (6 × 4 days)

Recovery (mean ± SD, %)

Matrix effects (mean ± SD, %)

accuracy (%)

Precision (%)

accuracy (%)

Precision (%)

AFB1

0.05

95

4

99

3

78 ± 3

67 ± 1

0.5

102

1

100

5

85 ± 4

65 ± 2

2

100

2

99

5

79 ± 6

66 ± 1

16

97

1

99

3

70 ± 1

63 ± 1

AFB2

0.05

104

4

100

5

80 ± 1

82 ± 1

0.5

106

4

99

6

86 ± 3

68 ± 2

2

93

4

98

7

80 ± 5

67 ± 1

16

106

2

99

4

72 ± 2

63 ± 1

AFG1

0.05

105

1

100

4

75 ± 1

80 ± 1

0.5

105

4

99

4

93 ± 4

76 ± 3

2

95

4

99

6

82 ± 5

79 ± 0.4

16

106

3

100

4

70 ± 2

74 ± 1

AFM1

0.05

104

5

102

4

75 ± 3

107 ± 2

0.5

98

2

98

5

88 ± 2

99 ± 1

2

92

1

94

5

89 ± 6

103 ± 2

16

98

1

98

2

73 ± 3

96 ± 2

AFG2

0.2

105

5

100

4

75 ± 2

72 ± 2

0.5

97

6

98

5

95 ± 2

70 ± 2

2

111

3

99

8

81 ± 2

74 ± 1

16

90

4

98

6

68 ± 3

67 ± 1

AFM2

0.2

111

6

101

4

73 ± 1

100 ± 2

0.5

96

8

101

4

96 ± 5

105 ± 2

2

103

5

95

5

89 ± 1

100 ± 0.5

16

96

2

99

3

73 ± 3

102 ± 3