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Table 3 Calibration results (Intra Assay Precision)

From: Validation of an LC-MS/MS method to determine five immunosuppressants with deuterated internal standards including MPA

Analyte

Target Value

(ng/ml)

MPA

(μg/ml)

Measured Value

(ng/ml)

MPA

(μg/ml)

Accuracy (%)

Linear Regression

(1/x weighting)

Cyclosporine A

0

< 0

N/A

y = 0.00419 × + 0.000559

 

23.5

24.5

104

r = 0.9996

 

127

121

94.9

 
 

299

291

97.3

 
 

484

506

105

 
 

703

714

102

 
 

896

877

97.8

 

Tacrolimus

0

< 0

N/A

y = 0.145 × + 0.00678

 

2.1

2.45

117

r = 0.9994

 

5.8

6.06

105

 
 

12.1

12.3

102

 
 

18.1

18.7

103

 
 

24.4

24.2

99.3

 
 

42.4

41.1

97.0

 

Sirolimus

0

< 0

N/A

y = 0.104 × + 0.0171

 

2.6

2.25

86.7

r = 0.9996

 

6.6

6.21

94.2

 
 

12.8

13.0

102

 
 

20.0

20.8

104

 
 

29.0

28.9

99.5

 
 

49.2

49.1

99.7

 

Everolimus

0

< 0

N/A

y = 0.112 × + 9.76e-0.09

 

2.2

2.25

102

r = 0.9992

 

5.9

5.66

95.8

 
 

11.6

11.2

96.3

 
 

17.0

18.0

106

 
 

23.2

24.0

103

 
 

40.8

39.6

97

 

MPA

4.27

1-point calibration

linear through zero

y = 0.00494 x

r = 1.0