It is a requirement that a novel analytical method has to be validated prior applying for the
analysis of real samples. Thus, the developed method in section 3.2 was validated for the linearity,
accuracy, precision, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ). The migration time,
peak area and peak area ratio were utilized for the calculation of the validation parameters. All
experiments for the method validation were performed by using the β-agonist spiked tissue. Linearity
of the method was determined by the linear regression analysis and correlation coefficient, accuracy
was determined by percent recoveries (%R) and precision were represented by the percent relative
standard deviation. LOD and LOQ were defined as the lowest concentration, which gave the signal to
noise ratio (S/N) of 3 and 10, respectively.