title: Polarography of an acidic degradation product from cephalexin.
abstract: 2-Hydroxy-3-phenyl-6-methylpyrazine is identified as the product obtained by acidic degradation of cephalexin in the presence of formaldehyde. In 5M hydrochloric acid this product gives a well-defined reduction wave with a half-wave potential of -0.45 V vs. SCE. The wave is irreversible and diffusion-controlled. The diffusion current shows a linear relation with the cephalexin concentration and can be used for determination of cephalexin in plasma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pharmacology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 233, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nuñez-Vergara
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Squella
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Silva