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leucine

Drug ingredient

CAS 61-90-5

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

Molecular structure of 61-90-5
US production41.8K lb
Import volumeZero
Import dependency0%
Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production 41.8K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292249 covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Life Technologies
18 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Company
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Guna spa
ICU Medical Inc.
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
PharmaZell GmbH
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Shanghai Ajinomoto Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Plumino Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Temple Health Nutrition, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 23 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •Electrolyte Plus
  • •Strength F
  • •Plenamine
  • •Kabiven
  • •Clinimix
  • •L-Leucine High 7414
  • •Clinimix E
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  • •Clinisol
  • •Strength M
  • •ProSol
  • •TrophAmine
  • •TH-101
  • •Aminosyn II
  • •Metabatone
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •Osteobios
  • •Travasol
  • •Recovatone
  • •Perikabiven
  • •ANTI AGE SKIN
  • •Metab
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Catalyst in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$79.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.17500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.281 kg—
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.291 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.38100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.43100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.57100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.711 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.711 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.84500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.84500 g97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.05100 g99.95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.23100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$6.2525 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$6.2525 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$29.001 g98.66%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS61-90-5
PubChem CID6106
DTXSIDDTXSID9023203
FormulaC6H13NO2
Mol. Weight131.17 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CC(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

leucine (CAS 61-90-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61-90-5/ PubChem: 6106. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6106 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61-90-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/