Aminolevulinic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 106-60-5

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$652M

Top sourceSingapore 77%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292250 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292250, which covers 76 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom

Japan
Germany
Denmark
Taiwan
Spain
Bulgaria
Canada
Serbia
Switzerland
Sweden
South Korea
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Ireland
Israel
Finland
Mexico
Slovenia
Czech Republic
United Arab Emirates
Latvia

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Bachem SA, succursale de Vionnaz

Procos SpA

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$639.00/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$639.00 / 1 g

Purity98%

Vendors5 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$675.00	1 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$822.00	1 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$4997.30	100 mg	99.92%
Angene International Limited	United States	$6990.00	100 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-60-5

PubChem CID137

DTXSIDDTXSID8048490

FormulaC5H9NO3

Mol. Weight131.13 g/mol

SMILESC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)CN

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 137Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Aminolevulinic acid (CAS 106-60-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-60-5/ PubChem: 137. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/137 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 106-60-5. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292250 for CAS 106-60-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/