monosodium glutamate
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •MSG Detox 6999
- •S02 Aller-Total
- •Aspartame/MSG Detox
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
CAS6106-04-3
PubChem CID23689119
DTXSIDDTXSID0047240
FormulaC5H10NNaO5
Mol. Weight187.13 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)[O-])C(C(=O)O)N.O.[Na+]
Data Sources
236891192026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/monosodium glutamate/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/monosodium glutamate.json
CAS 6106-04-32026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json