UNSPSC 51171856: Acetylleucine

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NIGP codes for 51171856

Definition

This classification denotes an amino acid derivative with the molecular formula C8H15NO3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier K76S41V71X, chemically known as (r,s)-n-acetylleucin but generally known as acetylleucine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 1995. European Medicines Agency schedules Acetylleucine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB05231MIG.

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The term ACETYLLEUCINE is an International Non-Proprietary Name or INN (see WHO INN reference publication, Volume 37, No. 6, 1983, List 23). World Health Organization schedules acetylleucine in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. ACETYLLEUCINE is scheduled in the U.S. International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) Pharmaceutical Appendix. Most nations schedule acetylleucine under HS 29241900 and SITC 51471. As of Q4 2014, ACETYLLEUCINE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity.

Acetylleucine bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0256552 and NCI Concept Code C72679. SMILES: OC(=O)C(NC(=O)C)CC(C)C.

About UNSPSC 51171856

UNSPSC 51171856 Acetylleucine is a Commodity code that does not map meaningfully to the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The three recent opportunities solicited—offender drug testing services in Texas, a pharmacy benefit program RFI in Texas, and generic pharmaceutical distribution through a Minnesota multistate cooperative—involve pharmaceutical procurement and laboratory testing but do not reference acetylleucine as a line item or specify this particular chemical compound. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its narrow commodity scope.

No state and local government agencies have posted solicitations explicitly requesting acetylleucine or describing it as a required deliverable or consumable in the opportunities present in the source material. This mismatch between the code's chemical-specific designation and the broader pharmaceutical and testing services being solicited suggests either miscoding at the point of posting or a limited market presence for this particular compound in state and local procurement. Firms evaluating this code should treat it as dormant and focus sourcing efforts on higher-frequency pharmaceutical and laboratory-testing codes that reflect actual demand.

Quick answers

What is UNSPSC 51171856?

UNSPSC 51171856 is Acetylleucine, a commodity in UNSPSC 51000000, Pharmaceutical Products incl. Contraceptives and Vaccines.

Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 51171856?

UNSPSC 51171856 maps to 1 NIGP code, 26956 Gastrointestinal Drugs.

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