asparagine monohydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 5794-13-8

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

Molecular structure of 5794-13-8 — 1 H₂O

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$371M

Top sourceChina 27%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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

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

CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom

Hungary
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Canada
Sweden
Ukraine
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Greece
Ireland
Taiwan
Uruguay
Turkey
Australia
Singapore
Latvia
Colombia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Dairy Allergen Mix
•Egg Allergen Mix

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$56.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.12	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.21	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.24	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.24	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.24	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.25	100 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.30	500 g	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.31	100 g	98%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.44	1 kg	—
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.48	25 g	98%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.	United States	$0.51	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.15	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.15	500 g	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.16	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.55	100 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS5794-13-8

PubChem CID170358

DTXSIDDTXSID90973512

FormulaC4H10N2O4

Mol. Weight150.13 g/mol

SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)N)C(=O)N.O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 170358Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

asparagine monohydrate (CAS 5794-13-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5794-13-8/ PubChem: 170358. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/170358 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 5794-13-8. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ 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 5794-13-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/