Table 7 Comparison of LOD and LOQ values for the proposed green HPLC method versus literature-reported methods.

From: Evaluation of six eco-analytical tools for the sustainable HPLC analysis of a quinary anti-cold drug mixture

Method

PAR (µg/mL)

PSE (µg/mL)

CHL (µg/mL)

MET (µg/mL)

PRO (µg/mL)

Proposed Green Method

LOD: 0.87

LOQ: 2.66

LOD: 0.90

LOQ: 2.73

LOD: 0.05

LOQ: 0.14

LOD: 0.06

LOQ: 0.17

LOD: 0.03

LOQ: 0.09

Reported method13

LOD: 0.05

LOQ: N/A

LOD: 0.08

LOQ: N/A

LOD: 0.08

LOQ: N/A

LOD: 0.05

LOQ: N/A

LOD: 0.05

LOQ: N/A

Reported method14

LOD: 0.09

LOQ: 0.27

LOD: 0.08

LOQ: 0.24

LOD: 0.08

LOQ: 0.24

LOD: 0.07

LOQ: 0.21

LOD: 0.07

LOQ: 0.21

Reported method20

LOD: 0.07

LOQ: 0.21

LOD: 0.02

LOQ: 0.05

LOD: 0.46

LOQ: 1.38

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

Reported method21

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: 0.20

LOQ: 0.65

LOD: 0.42

LOQ: 1.35

Reported method26

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LLOQ: 0.5 ng/mL

LOD: N/A

LLOQ: 0.25 ng/mL

LOD: N/A

LLOQ: 5.0 ng/mL

LOD: N/A

LLOQ: 5.0 ng/mL

Reported method30

LOD: 0.92

LOQ: 2.60

LOD: 0.42

LOQ: 1.07

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

Reported method33

LOD: 1.45

LOQ: 4.40

LOD: 0.50

LOQ: 1.51

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

LOD: N/A

LOQ: N/A

  1. * Not applicable (N/A).