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. 2025 May 19;41(5):455–475. doi: 10.1007/s43188-025-00287-y

Table 2.

Criteria ranges of substances and results for proficiency tests

No. Chemical name LLNA result Criteria ranges (%) Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Lab 4
1st Run 2nd Run 1st Run 2nd Run 1st Run 2nd Run 1st Run 2nd Run
CysteineLysine Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
Cysteine
Lysine
1 Oxazolone S

42.8 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

78.1

95.8 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

100

62.0 57.7 49.2 51.7 69.8 61.5 43.9 44.4
99.1 96.4 98.5 98.0 99.5 99.4 99.7 99.7
2 Trimellitic anhydride S

0.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

0.6

90.4 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

100

0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6* 10.4*
98.9 99.9 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
3 Benzylideneacetone S

24.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

100

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

23.0

88.9 87.5 74.2 76.6 86.5 87.9 83.3 83.2
1.1 6.6 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 13.9
4 2,4-Heptadienal S

92.8 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

100

67.6 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

100

91.3* 90.6* 99.9 98.1 98.9 99.4 97.5 96.4
69.0 40.2* 96.3 76.5 80.9 89.6 80.6 77.4
5 Glyoxal solution S

38.5 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

100

36.6 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

79.7

60.7 68.4 81.0 77.7 74.4 73.5 76.5 75.3
61.1 63.3 66.9 66.8 43.7 58.8 62.5 70.1
6 Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate S

71.5 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

99.8

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

7.9

74.2 75.6 82.6 85.2 83.0 84.2 93.8 94.1
0.0 2.8 3.0 5.3 0.0 0.0 21.0* 7.3
7 1-Butanol NS

0.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

4.6

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

9.4

0.2 4.1 0.0 1.6 1.1 2.5 4.1 4.5
0.0 5.3 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 6.5 3.0
8 6-Methylcoumarin NS

0.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

8.0

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

13.6

5.7 3.4 0.0 6.1 0.0 2.0 1.5 4.9
5.9 4.6 5.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 10.0
9 Lactic Acid NS

0.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

8.7

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

11.3

2.1 3.4 0.7 0.0 0.8 4.5 4.8 7.6
3.5 9.5 8.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 2.2
10 4-Methoxyacetophenone NS

0.0 ≤ 

CDR ≤ 

8.0

0.0 ≤ 

LDR ≤ 

13.6

3.1 0.3 4.0 8.7* 2.3 5.1 4.5 7.1
3.0 2.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0

CDR cysteine depletion rate, LDR lysine depletion rate, *data out of the criteria ranges