Table 1.
Expected molecular masses of ionic forms of intact ertapenem and its hydrolysis products.
| Intact ertapenem | Ertapenem hydrolysis products | ||
| MW, g/mol | 475.2 | [Mh + H]+ | 494.2 |
| [M + H]+ | 476.2 | [Mh + Na]+ | 516.2 |
| [M + Na]+ | 498.1 | [Mh + 2Na]+ | 538.2 |
| [M + 2Na]+ | 520.1 | [Mh/d + H]+ | 450.2 |
| [M + 3Na]+ | 542.1 | [Mh/d + Na]+ | 472.2 |
M, intact molecule; Mh, hydrolyzed molecule; Mh/d, hydrolyzed and decarboxylated molecule.