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Glutamic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 617-65-2

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

Molecular structure of 617-65-2
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$45M
Top sourceVietnam 51%

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 292242 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292242, which covers 11 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
VN 51%VietnamMY 17%MalaysiaIT 10%ItalyCN 9%ChinaTW 4%Taiwan
12 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Company
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
ICU Medical Inc.
InLight Creation, LLC.
KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
Natural Creations, Inc
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •FCS CP
  • •Plenamine
  • •Kabiven
  • •FCS HP
  • •Clinisol
  • •ProSol
  • •TrophAmine
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  • •Aminosyn II
  • •E.O.L.
  • •Perikabiven
  • •Metab
  • •Memory Drops 2043
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$26.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.031 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.051 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.061 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.061 kg97%
SynthonixUnited States$0.08500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.1210 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.29250 g—
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.471 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.491 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.8510 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.8610 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.0425 g95%
AldlabUnited States$5.521 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$52.001 g99.96%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$81.071 g98%
MolnovaChina$1960.0025 mg99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS617-65-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0046987
FormulaC5H9NO4
Mol. Weight147.13 g/mol
SMILESNC(CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Glutamic acid (CAS 617-65-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/617-65-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 617-65-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 617-65-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292242 for CAS 617-65-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/