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. 2014 Jan 17;9(1):e85606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085606

Table 4. Recovery analysis of ZEA in spiked maize by different methods.

IAC-icELISA Non-IAC-icELISA IAC-HPLC
Theoretical Level(µg kg−1) ZEA±S.D.a Recovery(%) ZEA±S.D.a Recovery(%) ZEA±S.D. Recovery(%)
5 4.50±0.03 93 2.30±0.01 46 5.44±0.13 108
10 9.10±0.02 87 5.40±0.02 54 9.83±0.27 98
20 16.6±0.01 83 10.4±0.04 52 18.70±0.53 94

a Mean value±S.D. (n  =  3, S.D.  =  standard deviation).