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Glutathione

Drug ingredient

CAS 70-18-8

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

Molecular structure of 70-18-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$760M
Top sourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
21 FDA-registered drug labelers
Beijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.
BILLS BIOTECH PRIVATE LIMITED
BioActive Nutritional, Inc
Ceyone Life Sciences Private Limited
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
Guangzhou Kadiya Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Guna spa
HANCHOYEANBIOTEC Co.,Ltd.
Hunan Bio-essential Tech Co Ltd
Kaiping Genuine Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
ProBLEN
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Qingdao Biopeptek Co., Ltd.
SCH Global Services Private Limited
Shandong Jincheng Bio-pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Through Medical INC.
Willow Birch Pharma, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 22 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •StrongWhiteningSoap
  • •Glutathione
  • •Telomere - DNA
  • •Nephroplex
  • •ANTI AGE Stress
  • •Kojic Clear Concentre
  • •Hepataplex
  • •Super Lightening Based on Gold 24k and Kojic Acid Cream
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  • •Strength M
  • •Feelshion Dark Spot Remover Serum
  • •Hepatatox
  • •Kidney Tonic I
  • •Occuloplex I
  • •Apizelen
  • •Visual Detox 6037
  • •Kidney Tonic II
  • •Converthera NAD plus Patch
  • •Free Radical
  • •Immune Support
  • •SAMe Liquescence 3036
  • •Dark Spot Corrector Serum
  • •Collagen XTRA White Serum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$3.49/gBiopharma PEG Scientific Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$349.00 / 100 g
Purity99%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$32.001 g99.99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$360.001 g90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS70-18-8
PubChem CID124886
DTXSIDDTXSID6023101
FormulaC10H17N3O6S
Mol. Weight307.33 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)NCC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Glutathione (CAS 70-18-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/70-18-8/ PubChem: 124886. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/124886 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 70-18-8. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 70-18-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/