L-Aspartic acid

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 56-84-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$503M
Top SourceChina 25%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 42 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesHealth
Downstream Uses

Appears in 15 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Aminosyn-PF
  • FCS CP
  • Plenamine
  • Kabiven
  • FCS HP
  • STYE EYE Relief Serum
  • Clinisol
  • ProSol
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  • TrophAmine
  • Aminosyn II
  • Aspartame/MSG Detox
  • Perikabiven
  • Spectric
  • Metab
  • Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors26 available

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

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.051 kg98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.06500 g95%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.071 kg
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.071 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.241 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.241 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.37250 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.80100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.20500 g98%
MolnovaChina$43.001 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$225.001 g90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$692.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg

Chemical Identity

CAS56-84-8
PubChem CID5960
DTXSIDDTXSID7022621
FormulaC4H7NO4
Mol. Weight133.1 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)N)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70226212026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

59602026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5960/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5960.json

56-84-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 56-84-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv