lysine hcl

Drug ingredient

CAS 657-27-2

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

US production47.2K 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 292241 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 47.2K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292241 covers 5 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)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Life Technologies

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

Industrial Uses

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

Chemical Identity

CAS657-27-2

PubChem CID69568

DTXSIDDTXSID9029198

FormulaC6H15ClN2O2

Mol. Weight182.65 g/mol

SMILESC(CCN)CC(C(=O)O)N.Cl

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 69568Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07

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Brief citations

lysine hcl (CAS 657-27-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/657-27-2/ PubChem: 69568. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/69568 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 657-27-2. 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/