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valine

Drug ingredient

CAS 72-18-4

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

Molecular structure of 72-18-4
US production28.4K 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 292249 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production 28.4K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292249 covers 170 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)
Life Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Wego Chemical Group
18 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Company
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Guna spa
ICU Medical Inc.
KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO., LTD.
Liddell Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Professional Compounding Centers of America
Shanghai Ajinomoto Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Plumino Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Temple Health Nutrition, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 24 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •Electrolyte Plus
  • •Strength F
  • •Plenamine
  • •Kabiven
  • •Clinimix
  • •L-Valine High 7430
  • •Clinimix E
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  • •L-Valine 7429
  • •Clinisol
  • •Cardio Tonic
  • •Strength M
  • •ProSol
  • •TrophAmine
  • •TH-101
  • •Aminosyn II
  • •Metabatone
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •Osteobios
  • •Travasol
  • •Recovatone
  • •Perikabiven
  • •Metab
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.091 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.09500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.101 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.101 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.101 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.141 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.1510 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.1510 kg97%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.United States$0.151 kg—
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.221 kg97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.281 kg99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.28500 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$380.00100 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS72-18-4
PubChem CID6287
DTXSIDDTXSID40883233
FormulaC5H11NO2
Mol. Weight117.15 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C(C(=O)O)N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

valine (CAS 72-18-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72-18-4/ PubChem: 6287. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6287 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 72-18-4. 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/