Research Article

Validation of Simultaneous Quantitative Method of HIV Protease Inhibitors Atazanavir, Darunavir and Ritonavir in Human Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS

Table 5

Relative matrix effect in different lots of human plasma at LLOQ level.

Analyte
(nominal concentration)
Mean area response in six plasma lots (mean of three replicates)Coefficient of
variation (%)
Accuracy (%)
(1) K3EDTA(2) K3EDTA(3) K3EDTA(4) K3EDTA(5) Haemolysed(6) Lipemic

Atazanavir (5.0 ng/mL)3415336834183497362537073.82100.86
Darunavir (5.0 ng/mL)6245635164716152628363731.7698.82
Ritonavir (1.0 ng/mL)2004204821052067211720372.0699.23

LLOQ: lower limit of quantitation.