Gramicidin

Drug ingredient

CAS 1405-97-6

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$546M

Top sourceItaly 41%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 294190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 294190, which covers 90 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).

IT 41%ItalyCN 24%ChinaDK 9%DenmarkHR 6%CroatiaIN 6%India

United Kingdom
Slovakia
Slovenia
Mexico
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Japan
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong
Portugal
Australia

5 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

MAEDA INC

Professional Compounding Centers of America

Xellia Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Neomycin AND Polymyxin B Sulfates AND Gramicidin

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

$395.00/gMolnova

CountryChina

Pack$79.00 / 200 mg

Purity99%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$440.00	200 mg	97.03%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$591.00	1 g	99%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$658.00	1 g	99%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$793.00	1 g	99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$832.00	1 g	99%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$908.00	1 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1320.00	100 mg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2690.00	100 mg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2800.10	100 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2800.10	100 mg	—
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$24038.00	25 mg	90%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$42000.00	25 mg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$75020.00	5 mg	98.1%

Chemical Identity

CAS1405-97-6

PubChem CID16130140

DTXSIDDTXSID601027772

FormulaC99H140N20O17

Mol. Weight1882.3 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CC(C(=O)NC(C)C(=O)NC(C(C)C)C(=O)NC(C(C)C)C(=O)NC(C(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC1=CNC2=CC=CC=C21)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC3=CNC4=CC=CC=C43)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC5=CNC6=CC=CC=C65)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC7=CNC8=CC=CC=C87)C(=O)NCCO)NC(=O)C(C)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(C(C)C)NC=O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 16130140Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Gramicidin (CAS 1405-97-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1405-97-6/ PubChem: 16130140. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16130140 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1405-97-6. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 294190 for CAS 1405-97-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/