L-Glutamic acid

Drug ingredient

America imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.

Molecular structure of 56-86-0
US ProductionZero
Import Value$45M
Import Volume37.9K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceVietnam 51%
L-Glutamic acid · US import value by year
$50M2013$52M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292242 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292242, which covers 1 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
VN 51%VietnamMY 17%MalaysiaIT 10%ItalyCN 9%ChinaTW 4%Taiwan
EPA-registered importers (1)
J.M. Huber

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgriculture
Downstream Uses

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

  • Aminosyn-PF
  • FCS CP
  • Plenamine
  • Kabiven
  • FCS HP
  • Clinisol
  • ProSol
  • TrophAmine
Show all 14
  • Aminosyn II
  • E.O.L.
  • Perikabiven
  • Metab
  • Memory Drops 2043
  • Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$26.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.031 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.051 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.061 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.061 kg97%
SynthonixUnited States$0.08500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.1210 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.29250 g
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.471 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.491 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.8510 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.8610 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.0425 g95%
AldlabUnited States$5.521 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$52.001 g99.96%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$81.071 g98%
MolnovaChina$1960.0025 mg99%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS56-86-0
PubChem CID33032
DTXSIDDTXSID5020659
FormulaC5H9NO4
Mol. Weight147.13 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

DTXSID50206592026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

330322026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/33032/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/33032.json

56-86-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 56-86-02026-04-25

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

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