Table 1

Calibration of eight markers in Dachengqi Tang

Marker
Calibration
r2
P
Test range (μg/ml)
LOD (μg/ml)
LOQ (μg/ml)

Naringin
y = 0.2009 x - 0.2487
0.9996
<0.001
2.50–200
0.31
0.93
Hesperidin
y = 0.1996 x - 1.3249
0.9982
<0.001
6.95–556
0.43
1.74
Aloe emodin
y = 0.1794 x - 0.267
0.9994
<0.001
1.83–146
0.23
0.92
Rhein
y = 0.1728 x - 0.039
0.9996
<0.001
1.75–140
0.21
0.84
Honokial
y = 0.1388 x - 0.0792
0.9992
<0.001
1.05–84
0.25
0.81
Magnolol
y = 0.1363 x + 0.0025
1.0000
<0.001
2.07–166
0.23
1.03
Emodin
y = 0.4250 x + 0.0452
0.9992
<0.001
2.20–176
0.28
0.83
Chrysophanol
y = 0.2125 x – 0.0184
0.9998
<0.001
2.05–164
0.25
0.76

y: peak area ratio (analyte/internal standard); x: concentration of analyte (μg/ml); LOD (limit of detection): S/N = 3; LOQ (limit of quantification): RSD < 20%

Tang et al. Chinese Medicine 2008 3:5   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-3-5