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. 2013 Dec 23;8(12):e83008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083008

Table 6. Validation data for determination of fat- and water-soluble vitamins (n = 3).

Analyte RT (min)a RT RSD (%)b Regression equation R2 c LOD (ppb)d LOQ (ppb)e
Fat-soluble vitamins
Retinol (A) 2.9387±0.0091 0.3088 y = 40.0574x + 339.2849 0.9991 0.18 0.61
Ergocalciferol (D2) 8.6523±0.0225 0.2598 y = 0.0923x + 11.8327 0.9980 47.82 159.41
D-α-Tocopherol (E) 9.6253±0.0131 0.1356 y = 41.8311x − 139.1714 0.9996 0.18 0.59
Phylloquinone (K1) 11.7927±0.0220 0.1862 y = 14.0609x − 412.1498 0.9911 0.41 1.37
Water-soluble vitamins
Thiamine (B1) 1.1310±0.0017 0.1531 y = 201.1694x − 429.8190 0.9969 0.04 0.13
Riboflavin (B2) 8.7147±0.0035 0.0403 y = 8.2510x + 175.5517 0.9861 0.86 2.87
Nicotinic acid (B3) 1.3417±0.0067 0.4963 y = 7.4249x + 57.4607 0.9678 0.86 2.88
Nicotinamide (B3) 1.6220±0.0017 0.1068 y = 51.5908x + 315.5337 0.9775 0.14 0.46
D-Pantothenic acid (B5) 2.9730±0.0276 0.9291 y = 1.9568x + 5.3674 0.9948 2.85 9.51
Pyridoxine (B6) 1.3747±0.0023 0.1680 y = 71.7554x + 399.2698 0.9906 0.08 0.27
D-Biotin (B7) 7.7440±0.0060 0.0775 y = 30.9773x + 73.1416 0.9883 0.20 0.66
Folic acid (B9) 7.3167±0.0225 0.3075 y = 1.6740x + 6.3379 0.9994 3.30 11.00
Cyanocobalamin (B12) 7.7023±0.0168 0.2178 y = 3.6046x + 22.2344 0.9733 1.27 4.22

a Retention time (RT) in min.

b Relative standard deviation (RSD).

c Regression coefficients (R2).

d Limits of detection (LOD, 3.S/N).

e Limits of quantitation (LOQ, 10.S/N).