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. 2019 Aug 2;24(15):2823. doi: 10.3390/molecules24152823

Table 2.

Recoveries, intra-and inter-day precisions of ochratoxin A (OTA), and ochratoxin α (OTα) in different matrices (n = 6).

Matrix Mycotoxin Spiked Level (ng mL−1) Recovery (Mean ± SD, %) Intra-Day Precision (RSD, %) Inter-Day Precision (RSD, %)
Milk OTA LLOQ 78.6 ± 4.0 5.0 10.7
1 95.4 ± 10.7 11.2 12.0
50 86.3 ± 5.8 6.7 11.0
200 80.1 ± 8.1 10.1 11.3
OTα LLOQ 106.7 ± 5.3 4.9 12.2
1 88.9 ± 9.4 10.6 11.9
50 94.6 ± 8.0 8.5 12.1
200 100.3 ± 3.5 3.5 8.6
Urine OTA LLOQ 75.3 ± 4.1 5.5 12.6
1 82.4 ± 5.2 6.3 11.3
50 87.4 ± 6.1 6.9 10.8
200 88.7 ± 6.0 6.8 9.9
OTα LLOQ 99.3 ± 6.4 6.5 10.5
1 83.8 ± 8.1 9.6 12.2
50 79.3 ± 5.8 7.3 9.0
200 84.3 ± 6.8 8.1 11.7
Plasma OTA LLOQ 87.9 ± 9.7 11.0 13.4
1 84.9 ± 7.3 8.6 11.3
50 83.5 ± 8.8 10.6 10.6
200 75.6 ± 4.5 5.9 10.1
OTα LLOQ 114.1 ± 2.2 1.9 10.3
1 87.9 ± 8.6 9.8 12.9
50 97.3 ± 4.4 4.5 6.1
200 92.6 ± 11.8 12.8 13.6
Heart OTA LOQ 112.1 ± 4.9 4.4 8.6
1 94.0 ± 7.5 8.0 11.9
50 91.1 ± 9.4 10.4 11.8
200 99.0 ± 3.6 3.7 8.6
OTα LLOQ 101.1 ± 5.9 5.8 12.4
1 87.0 ± 9.7 11.2 12.0
50 96.8 ± 9.0 9.3 11.7
200 89.2 ± 9.1 10.2 10.3
Liver OTA LLOQ 101.1 ± 6.3 6.3 10.2
1 91.0 ± 6.5 7.1 10.3
50 102.1 ± 6.8 6.7 11.9
200 91.9 ± 9.7 10.6 12.3
OTα LLOQ 81.6 ± 6.9 8.4 11.6
1 94.7 ± 5.2 5.5 9.7
50 102.8 ± 5.0 4.9 9.3
200 95.4 ± 4.3 4.5 10.8
Spleen OTA LLOQ 109.8 ± 8.0 7.3 7.9
1 97.8 ± 6.3 6.5 12.5
50 91.1 ± 2.1 2.3 11.4
200 96.7 ± 5.6 5.8 10.4
OTα LLOQ 105.6 ± 4.3 4.1 12.1
1 99.4 ± 8.9 8.9 9.7
50 93.0 ± 6.5 7.0 12.0
200 90.1 ± 6.4 7.1 10.9
Lung OTA LLOQ 99.0 ± 4.9 5.0 8.0
1 89.6 ± 9.1 10.2 11.6
50 89.0 ± 8.0 8.9 9.8
200 85.3 ± 5.0 5.8 10.1
OTα LLOQ 107.5 ± 6.4 5.9 10.5
1 97.7 ± 3.8 3.9 9.4
50 94.0 ± 5.7 6.0 11.4
200 98.0 ± 5.8 5.9 11.6
Kidney OTA LLOQ 105.2 ± 8.0 7.6 12.6
1 91.0 ± 5.4 6.0 11.2
50 99.5 ± 2.5 2.6 10.9
200 88.1 ± 9.1 10.4 12.8
OTα LLOQ 108.9 ± 6.3 5.8 10.8
1 90.9 ± 10.7 11.8 11.6
50 94.1 ± 7.8 8.3 12.9
200 87.4 ± 8.7 9.9 10.2

“LLOQ”: lower limit of detection.