L-Arginine

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 74-79-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$240M
Top SourceChina 37%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292529, which covers 23 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 37%ChinaDE 19%GermanyES 9%SpainIT 8%ItalyID 8%Indonesia
EPA-registered importers (1)
Avantor

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 40 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Feelshion Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Face Pads
  • •Kidney Repair Center
  • •Aminosyn-PF
  • •Vascuflow
  • •Electrolyte Plus
  • •Strength F
  • •Vital II
  • •Plenamine
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  • •Kabiven
  • •Clinimix
  • •Clinimix E
  • •Dr Dale Wellness NU Fem 1 2 3 All In One Topical Homeopathic
  • •Vital Female Sexual Energy
  • •N-17
  • •Clinisol
  • •CellTropin
  • •A L O Formula
  • •Adrenal and DHEA
  • •Strength M
  • •D-87
  • •ProSol
  • •TrophAmine
  • •TH-101
  • •Aminosyn II
  • •Metabatone
  • •Vital Skin Hair Nails
  • •OB Metab
  • •N-24
  • •Total PRO-JES
  • •Travasol
  • •Recovatone
  • •A-L-O Liquid Drops 2082
  • •Perikabiven
  • •Esokalli Delay Performance Gel
  • •BEE Venom SKIN Firming Cream
  • •L-Arginine High 7402
  • •Metab
  • •Growth Hormone Drops 2160
  • •L-Arginine 7401
  • •Premasol - sulfite-free (Amino Acid)
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS74-79-3
PubChem CID6322
DTXSIDDTXSID6041056
FormulaC6H14N4O2
Mol. Weight174.2 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N

Data Sources

DTXSID60410562026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63222026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6322/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6322.json

74-79-32026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 74-79-32026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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