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Aspartic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 617-45-8

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

Molecular structure of 617-45-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$503M
Top sourceChina 25%

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
14 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Company
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Deseret Biologicals, Inc
Evonik Rexim (Nanning) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Guangzhou Mizi Biotechnology Co., LTD.
ICU Medical Inc.
Natural Creations, Inc
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Shanghai Plumino Amino Acid Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 15 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •FCS CP
  • •Plenamine
  • •Kabiven
  • •FCS HP
  • •STYE EYE Relief Serum
  • •Clinisol
  • •ProSol
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  • •TrophAmine
  • •Aminosyn II
  • •Aspartame/MSG Detox
  • •Perikabiven
  • •Spectric
  • •Metab
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors26 available

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

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.051 kg98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.06500 g95%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.071 kg—
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.071 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.241 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.241 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.37250 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.80100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.20500 g98%
MolnovaChina$43.001 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$225.001 g90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$692.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg—

Chemical Identity

CAS617-45-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID30859003
FormulaC4H7NO4
Mol. Weight133.103 g/mol
SMILESNC(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Aspartic acid (CAS 617-45-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/617-45-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 617-45-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 617-45-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 617-45-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/