lysine acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 57282-49-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$104M

Top sourceChina 94%

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 292241 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292241, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 94%ChinaIT 2%ItalyKR 2%South KoreaIN 1%India

Canada
Japan
Germany
Switzerland
Brazil
Netherlands
Israel

7 FDA-registered drug labelers

Ajinomoto Health & Nurtrition North America, Inc.

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Company

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

ICU Medical Inc.

KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 7 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Aminosyn-PF
•Plenamine
•Clinisol
•ProSol
•TrophAmine
•Aminosyn II
•Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS57282-49-2

PubChem CID104152

DTXSIDDTXSID80886223

FormulaC8H18N2O4

Mol. Weight206.24 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)O.C(CCN)CC(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 104152Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

lysine acetate (CAS 57282-49-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57282-49-2/ PubChem: 104152. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/104152 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 57282-49-2. 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 292241 for CAS 57282-49-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/