Compound Concentration (µg/mL) Accuracy   Precision   Recovery
    Concentration found (mean ± SD) (µg/mL) %  Accuracy (n=5) Inter-day % (n=5) Intra-day % (n=3) (n=5) %
Retinol 0.05 0.0561 87.8 4.40 3.18 98.0
0.2 0.207 96.4 3.05    
0.5 0.501 99.8 2.46 2.93 93.6
1 0.933 93.3 4.14    
2 1.98 99.1 11.6    
5 5.14 97.2 5.89 6.58 82.3
10 9.76 97.6 12.0    
G. Toc. 0.05 0.0464 92.9 5.77 9.19 107
0.2 0.205 97.5 8.99    
0.5 0.0465 93.1 6.76 5.42 101
1 1.02 98.4 2.01    
2 2.03 98.5 13.2    
5 5.24 95.2 6.58 2.70 92.9
10 9.98 99.8 11.5    
A. Toc. 0.2 0.212 94.0 9.00    
0.5 0.513 97.5 13.1 6.41 101
1 0.919 91.9 5.46    
2 1.86 92.8 9.58    
5 5.19 96.2 9.63 4.72 96.1
10 9.76 97.6 4.31    
Table 2: Intra-day and inter-day precision and accuracy of retinol, gamma tocopherol (G. Toc.), and alpha tocopherol (A. Toc.) in human plasma.