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L-​Alanine

Drug ingredient

CAS 56-41-7

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 56-41-7
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$503M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceChina 25%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 16 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •Plenamine
  • •Kabiven
  • •Clinimix
  • •Clinimix E
  • •Clinisol
  • •ProSol
  • •TrophAmine
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  • •Aminosyn II
  • •Metabatone
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •Travasol
  • •E.O.L.
  • •Perikabiven
  • •Metab
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg98.5%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg98.5%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg98.5%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg98.5%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.03500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.071 kg95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0710 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0710 kg99%
SynthonixUnited States$0.08500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.091 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.091 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.30500 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.4850 g98.5%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.9625 g98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$50.005 g98%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$600.00500 mg—
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$600.00500 mg—
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$740.00100 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$4200.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-41-7
PubChem CID5950
DTXSIDDTXSID20873899
FormulaC3H7NO2
Mol. Weight89.09 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

L-​Alanine (CAS 56-41-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-41-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20873899. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20873899 PubChem: 5950. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5950 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56-41-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56-41-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 56-41-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/