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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: J AOAC Int. 2007;90(4):925–933.

Table 2007.05A.

Interlaboratory study results for aristolochic acid I in botanicals and dietary supplements potentially contaminated with aristolochic acid I by LC-UV with confirmation by LC/MS

Aristolochic acid I Avg., μg/g Sra RSDrb, % SRc RSDRd, % No. of outlier labs HorRat No. of labs used
Aristolochia manschuriensis, stem 2610 44.9 1.72 222 8.51 2 1.7 8
Clematis armandii, stem 6.94 0.654 9.42 0.850 12.3 1 1.0 9
Tablets 20 μg/g high fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 12.8 2.08 16.3 2.53 19.8 0 1.8 10
Aristolochia spp., root 1290 23.8 1.85 69.7 5.42 0 1.0 10
Clematis armandii, stem, 10 μg/g low fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 206 0.754 7.31 0.875 8.48 0 0.8 10
Stephania tetrandra, root, 10 μg/g low fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 10.0 1.18 11.8 1.82 18.2 0 1.6 10
Akebia trifoliata, stem, 10 μg/g low fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 7.83 0.518 6.61 0.807 10.3 0 0.9 10
Tablets 10 μg/g low fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 6.58 0.875 13.3 0.875 13.3 2 1.1 8
Stephania tetrandra, root, 20 gμ/g high fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 16.7 0.844 5.04 1.16 6.92 3 0.7 7
Akebia trifoliata, stem, 20 μg/g high fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 15.0 0.790 5.25 2.05 13.7 0 1.3 10
Clematis armandii, stem, 20 μg/g high fortification with Aristolochia spp., root 20.5 0.849 4.14 1.68 8.18 0 0.8 10
Akebia trifoliata, stem <2.00 NAe NA NA NA 1 NA 9
Stephania tetrandra, root <2.00 NA NA NA NA 0 NA 10
a

Sr = Standard deviation for repeatability.

b

RSDr = Relative standard deviation for repeatability.

c

SR = Standard deviation for reproducibility.

d

RSDR = Relative standard deviation for reproducibility.

e

NA = Not applicable.