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glutamine

Drug ingredient

CAS 56-85-9

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

Molecular structure of 56-85-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$371M
Top sourceChina 27%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
15 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Ltda.
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DNA Labs, Inc.
Emmaus Medical, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
HONOUR LAB LIMITED
InLight Creation, LLC.
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
METROCHEM API PRIVATE LIMITED
NURAY CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
ProBlen
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
SIONC PHARMACEUTICALS PVT LTD
STHREE CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Endari
  • •D-76
  • •Uric Acid Combination 9307
  • •Metabatone
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •N-24
  • •Recovatone
  • •E.O.L.
Show all 14
  • •L-Glutamine
  • •Metab
  • •HGH Complex
  • •Growth Hormone Drops 2160
  • •Metab 6012
  • •L-Glutamine High 7406
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$1.56/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$781.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.74500 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.76500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.86100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.90500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$1.92100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$2.00500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$2.00500 g97%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$2.13100 g—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$2.20500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$2.20500 g97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.49100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$2.5225 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$3.4325 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$4.18100 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$49.611 g98%
MolnovaChina$305.00200 mg99%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$600.00100 mg98%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-85-9
PubChem CID5961
DTXSIDDTXSID1023100
FormulaC5H10N2O3
Mol. Weight146.14 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)N)C(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

glutamine (CAS 56-85-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56-85-9/ PubChem: 5961. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5961 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 56-85-9. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 56-85-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/