Heptanoic Acid: It’s Therapeutic Potential & Insights Derived from Emanuel Revici, MD

In a 1992 patent by Emanuel Revici, MD, heptanoic acid is referenced as a viable treatment for AIDS (1). Accordingly, 3 odd-carbon fatty acids are discussed, pentanoic (C-5), heptanoic (C-7), and nonanoic (C-9). According to this patent, Revici claims that these 3-odd carbon fatty acids (especially heptanoic) “exhibit not only anti-HIV virus effects, but also