Amoxicillin EP Impurity C is a degradation product formed via hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring in amoxicillin, resulting in an open-ring structure with a carboxylic acid group. It retains the 6-aminopenicillanic acid core but features an oxidized side chain and a hydrolyzed thiazole moiety. The compound exhibits a zwitterionic character due to adjacent acidic and basic functionalities. This impurity is used as an HPLC reference standard for monitoring amoxicillin stability and degradation pathways in pharmaceutical quality control.
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