Nominal concentration (ng/mL) Observed concentration
(ng/mL, mean ± S.D.)
Precision a
(%)
Accuracy b
(%)
10      
(Day-1) 10.58 ± 0.67 6.31 105.83
(Day-2) 9.98 ± 0.82 8.20 99.75
(Day-3) 10.72 ± 0.69 6.40 107.18
40      
(Day-1) 39.05 ± 2.93 7.50 97.63
(Day-2) 39.12 ± 3.20 8.17 97.79
(Day-3) 43.13 ± 1.24 2.88 107.83
800      
(Day-1) 742.67 ± 34.20 4.60 92.83
(Day-2) 761 ± 38.43 5.05 95.13
(Day-3) 750.50 ± 29.34 3.91 93.81
1600      
(Day-1) 1542 ± 43.09 2.79 96.77
(Day-2) 1614 ± 52.92 3.28 100.88
(Day-3) 1615 ± 82.64 5.12 100.94

a Expressed as % R.S.D. (S.D./mean) × 100.
b Calculated as (mean determined concentration/nominal concentration) × 100.

Table 2: Intra-day assay precision and accuracy for curcumin in rat plasma (n = 6).