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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Chromatogr A. 2016 May 7;1453:34–42. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.05.024

Table 5.

Extraction via disposable pipettes yielded efficient recoveries with minimal matrix effects enabling sensitive limits of quantification (0.5-5.0 μg/L).

Analyte Recovery (%, n=10)
Matrix Effect (%, n=10)
Low High Low High
THCa 59.9 58.7 −23.0 −21.5
11-OH-THCa 78.6 79.5 −6.1 −4.8
THCCOOHa 71.3 72.1 −17.5 −20.6
CBDa 73.0 73.6 −6.5 −6.1
CBNa 54.0 55.4 −11.0 −14.1
CBGb 63.5 65.5 −10.8 −13.0
THCVb 66.4 69.0 30.6 23.9
THCVCOOHb 70.1 75.3 7.7 3.5
THC-glucuronidea 71.3 72.2 4.5 1.1
THCCOOH-glucuronidec 55.4 56.4 2.2 −1.4
THC-d3 65.2 64.9 −25.8 −25.7
11-OH-THC-d3 84.4 83.2 −14.3 −10.4
THCCOOH-d9 75.2 75.5 −18.4 −18.6
CBD-d3 81.4 80.6 −13.7 −8.4
CBN-d3 59.2 59.7 −16.2 −15.9
THCCOOH-glucuronide-d3 58.8 59.3 −3.3 −5.5

THC Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-OH-THC 11-hydroxy-THC, THCCOOH 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC, CBD cannabidiol, CBN cannabinol, CBG cannabigerol, THCV Δ9-tetrahydrocannabivarin, THCVCOOH 11-nor-9-carboxy-THCV

a

Low-quality control concentration for THC, 11-OH-THC, THCOOH, CBD, CBN, and THC-glucuronide was 1.5μg/L. High-quality control concentration for THC and THCOOH was 80μg/L and for 11-OH-THC, CBD, CBN, and THC-glucuronide it was 40μg/L

b

Low- and high-quality control concentrations for CBG, THCV, and THCVCOOH were 3 and 80μg/L, respectively

c

Low- and high-quality control concentrations for THCCOOH-glucuronide were 15 and 400μg/L, respectively