histidine
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
13 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Company
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Energique, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
ICU Medical Inc.
KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Shanghai Plumino Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 16 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Aminosyn-PF
- •Plenamine
- •Kabiven
- •Clinimix
- •Clinimix E
- •Clinisol
- •ProSol
- •TrophAmine
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- •L-Histidine High 7410
- •Aminosyn II
- •Metabatone
- •Vital Skin Hair Nails
- •Travasol
- •Perikabiven
- •Metab
- •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
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
Vendor Pricing
$0.37/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$37.00 / 100 g
Purity97%
Vendors24 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.41 | 100 g | 97% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.48 | 500 g | 98% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.50 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.51 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.51 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.51 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.51 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.53 | 100 g | 98% |
| Acrotein ChemBio, Inc. | United States | $0.70 | 250 g | — |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.79 | 100 g | 97% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.87 | 100 g | 99.9% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $1.06 | 25 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $1.28 | 100 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $1.29 | 10 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.66 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.90 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $5.00 | 1 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $10.59 | 100 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $10.59 | 100 g | 99% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $34.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS71-00-1
PubChem CID6274
DTXSIDDTXSID9023126
FormulaC6H9N3O2
Mol. Weight155.15 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(NC=N1)CC(C(=O)O)N
Data Sources
62742026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/histidine/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/histidine.json
CAS 71-00-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json