Nominal concentration (ng/mL) Observed concentration
(ng/mL, mean ± S.D.)
Precision a
(%)
Accuracy b
(%)
10 10.17 ± 0.21 2.05 101.67
20 19.27 ± 1.15 5.97 96.33
50 44.35 ± 1.06 2.39 88.70
100 107.67 ± 4.04 3.75 107.67
200 216.67 ± 1.53 0.71 108.33
500 489.33 ± 20.13 4.11 97.87
1000 925.33 ± 22.19 2.40 92.53
2000 1940 ± 70 3.61 97
a Expressed as % R.S.D. (S.D./mean) × 100.
b Calculated as (mean determined concentration/nominal concentration) × 100
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Table 1: Precision and accuracy data of back-calculated concentrations of calibration samples for curcumin in rat plasma (n = 3).