Research Article

Pharmacokinetic Effects of l-Tetrahydropalmatine on Ketamine in Rat Plasma by Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Table 3

Precision, accuracy, recovery, and matrix effect of KET and NK in rat plasma ().

CompoundConcentration ng/mL)Precision (RSD %)Accuracy (RE%)Extraction recovery (%)Matrix effect (%)
IntradayInterdayIntradayInterday

KETLLOQ (2.5)3.152.95-4.31-5.54
LQC (5)2.724.31-1.41-8.11
MQC (50)3.342.60-6.43-5.23
HQC (500)2.622.82-5.92-6.51

NKLLOQ (2.5)4.385.12-6.27-7.11
LQC (5)5.756.53-8.46-7.02
MQC (50)3.714.41-7.43-9.28
HQC (500)2.502.66-6.28-6.07

RSD: relative standard deviation; RE: relative error; LLOQ: lower limit of quantitation; LQC: low-quality control; MQC: medium-quality control; HQC: high-quality control.