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Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 5451-09-2

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

Molecular structure of 5451-09-2
1 HCl
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$652M
Top sourceSingapore 77%

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 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
SG 77%SingaporeCN 12%ChinaIT 4%ItalyIN 2%IndiaGB 1%United Kingdom
6 FDA-registered drug labelers
Biofrontera Inc.
Chiracon GmbH
LYOCONTRACT GmbH
Medexus Pharma, Inc.
NX DEVELOPMENT CORP
Professional Compounding Centers of America dba PCCA

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Gleolan
  • •Ameluz
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS5451-09-2
PubChem CID123608
DTXSIDDTXSID5045914
FormulaC5H10ClNO3
Mol. Weight167.59 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)CN.Cl

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (CAS 5451-09-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5451-09-2/ PubChem: 123608. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/123608 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5451-09-2. 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 292250 for CAS 5451-09-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/