zinc lactate

Drug ingredient

CAS 16039-53-5

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

Molecular structure of 16039-53-5 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceNetherlands 33%

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 291811 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 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).

NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
South Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Bispit Canada Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

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

•Compound Oyster Peptide

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

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$250.00 / 1 kg

Purity97%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS16039-53-5

PubChem CID3007856

DTXSIDDTXSID70970746

FormulaC6H10O6Zn

Mol. Weight243.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])O.CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Zn+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 3007856Retrieved 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

zinc lactate (CAS 16039-53-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16039-53-5/ PubChem: 3007856. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3007856 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 16039-53-5. 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 291811 for CAS 16039-53-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/