UNSPSC 51111615: Glutathione

This classification denotes an antioxidant with the molecular formula C10H17N3O6S, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier GAN16C9B8O, chemically known as glycine, n-(n-l-gamma-glutamyl-l-cysteinyl)- but generally known as glutathione, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 745. European Medicines Agency schedules Glutathione in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB13990MIG. World Health Organization schedules glutathione in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification.

As of Q4 2014, GLUTATHIONE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Glutathione bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0017817 and NCI Concept Code C523. SMILES: C(CC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)NCC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)N.

UNSPSC 51111615 Glutathione is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of glutathione, a tripeptide antioxidant compound used in medical, pharmaceutical, and laboratory applications by state and local health departments, correctional facilities, public hospitals, and research institutions. State and local buyers source glutathione in various formulations — reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and stabilized variants — for use in clinical diagnostics, therapeutic protocols, intravenous infusions, topical preparations, and laboratory reagent applications. Issuing bodies include state health departments, county public health agencies, municipal hospital systems, state correctional departments, and public research or academic medical centers that maintain in-house or contracted laboratory and clinical pharmacy operations.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, making current market activity unclear. Without posted solicitations or awarded contracts in the recent-opportunities block, no geographic concentration, issuing-body frequency, representative RFP or RFQ details, or response dates can be established. Firms monitoring this code should track state procurement portals and health department supply notices directly, as glutathione procurement may be bundled into larger pharmaceutical or laboratory supply contracts classified under broader family codes, or may see limited standalone solicitation activity at the state and local level.