Mupirocin calcium EP impurity C is a structurally related degradation byproduct arising from oxidative cleavage of the cyclic enediol moiety in the parent antibiotic. It retains the core tricyclic lactone scaffold but features an additional hydroxylated side chain and a calcium-bound carboxylate group, distinguishing it through altered ionization and chromatographic behavior. This impurity serves as a critical HPLC reference standard for quantifying process-related variability in mupirocin calcium synthesis.
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InChI=1S/C26H42O9/c1-16(13-23(30)33-11-9-7-5-4-6-8-10-22(28)29)12-20-25(32)24(31)19(15-34-20)14-21-26(35-21)17(2)18(3)27/h4,6,13,17-21,24-27,31-32H,5,7-12,14-15H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/b6-4+,16-13+/t17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,24+,25-,26-/m0/s1
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