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Table 1 Results of the evaluation of linearity (slope (a), intercept (b), goodness-of-fit coefficient (g), correlation coefficient (r)), limit of quantification (LOQ), limit of detection (LOD) for the LC-MS/MS analysis of carnosine (CAR) and anserine (ANS) in human plasma

From: Ergogenic effect of pre-exercise chicken broth ingestion on a high-intensity cycling time-trial

Component

Calibration Range (nM)

a

b

g

(%)

r

LOQ

(nM)

LODa

(nM)

CAR

5–10,000

0.035 ± 0.046

0.202 ± 0.017

8.5 ± 0.7

0.9961 ± 0.0006

50

5.7

ANS

5–10,000

0.006 ± 0.000

0.044 ± 0.021

6.0 ± 2.2

0.9978 ± 0.0015

50

10.6

  1. Note: acceptance criteria: r ≥ 0.99, g ≤ 20%; aLOD = 3 x Sres/a with Sres = residual standard deviation (corresponding with the standard deviation of the intercept (b) of minimal 3 calibration curves) and a = slope