Gluconolactone

Drug ingredient

America imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.

Molecular structure of 90-80-2
US ProductionZero
Import Value$286M
Import Volume3.4M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 48%
Gluconolactone · US import value by year
$292M2013$269M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Fuso Chemical · JP Japan
Pmp Fermentation Products
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
KRX RESOURCES SDN. BHD.
United-Guardian, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthConsumer Products
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Renacidin
  • Krx Aesthetics Biophase Molecular Night Peel
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.0225 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0225 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.05500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.181 kg
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.181 kg
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.211 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.22500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.28100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$9.50100 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$64.5010 g95%
MolnovaChina$90.00500 mg99%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$390.00500 mg90%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$962.005 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$1022.605 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$1776.00250 mg95%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)United States$2220.00250 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg95%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg99%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$20760.0025 mg

Chemical Identity

CAS90-80-2
PubChem CID7027
DTXSIDDTXSID0026549
FormulaC6H10O6
Mol. Weight178.14 g/mol
SMILESC(C1C(C(C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00265492026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

70272026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7027/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7027.json

90-80-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 90-80-22026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json