acetaldehyde

HIV/AIDS TROUBLES?

Because of my efforts (see Post Script) both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have acknowledged that HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, can be inactivated in the test tube by the chemical compound, ACETALDEHYDE.

The chemicals which can inactivate HIV are 'few and far between'.

As the authors Peter S. Arno, Ph.D. and Karyn L. Feiden state on page 17 of, AGAINST THE ODDS - The Story of Aids Drug Development, Politics & Profits:

"Between 1987 and 1991 the National Cancer Institute tested 40,000 chemical compounds at facilities in Frederick, Maryland, and Birmingham, Alabama, to see if any could disable the AIDS virus. Despite the odds against finding a breakthrough drug, researchers continue to screen for compounds that can inhibit HIV at each step in the infection process: when it binds to the CD4 molecule; when it penetrates the helper T cell; when it transcribes its genetic code inside; and when it replicates. A more promising direction for future research is targeted drug development - that is , designing an effective drug based on the known biological structure of HIV."

However, there is an acid, L-2-Methylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid

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(L-MTCA), which is composed of L-Cysteine (one half) and ACETALDEHYDE (one half).

Years ago (1968-1970) L-MTCA was used as a 'cough inhibitor'.

L-MTCA is chemically simple to make, however it could be dangerous because acetaldehyde is flammable and could explode. The following passage is from the same 'Journal of Nutrition' which I cited previously; that citation described how 'thiazolidinecarboxylic acid' was formed in the body; which in my opinion, is the cure for cancer; the following citation, from page 610 of Volume 66, 1958, describes the process of formulating an acid which might prove to be very, very effective in inactivating HIV, the virus which causes AIDS -

"L-2-Methylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid was synthesized by a modification of the procedure described by Cook and Heilbron (THE CHEMISTRY OF PENICILLIN). Six grams of L-cysteine were dissolved in 15 ml of hot water and the pH of the solution was adjusted to 2.5 with hydrochloric acid. Five milliliters of freshly distilled acetaldehyde were added and the reaction mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for several hours. The solution was then concentrated 'in vacuo' to a heavy syrup. The product was precipitated by the addition of absolute ethanol and collected on a sintered glass funnel. The yield, after recrystallization from 95% ethanol, was 2.6 gm. The melting point was 162-163 degrees, in agreement with the value reported by Cook and Heilbron."

It is my assumption that L-MTCA might be an effective ANTI-HIV agent because of its acetaldehyde content (one half).

Acetaldehyde is extremely toxic.

However, THE MERCK INDEX reveals the following about LETHAL DOSAGE (LD) amounts; 'LD50' means that 50% of the test animals died:

Acetaldehyde - LD50 orally in rats: 1930 mg/kg

Formaldehyde - LD50 (data not given as to whether it is rats or mice): 800 mg/kg

Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid - LD50 orally in mice: 400 mg/kg.

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Tylenol - LD50 orally in mice: 338 mg/kg.

THE LOWER THE AMOUNT, THE GREATER THE TOXICITY.

However, as far as acetaldehyde is concerned, The epoch research of Dr. Herbert Sprince discovered that a nutrient which can be purchased in any health food store, N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), afforded laboratory rats 100% PROTECTION AGAINST A LETHAL DOSE OF ACETALDEHYDE..

Consequently, the following procedure will also include NAC as an anti-acetaldehyde buffering agent.

Before I describe the procedure, let me cite two more facts about NAC -

1. NAC is the only substance known which can alleviate a Tylenol overdose.

2. Cigarette smokers could benefit from NAC; acetaldehyde is a toxic byproduct of cigarette smoking.

The Treatment for HIV/AIDS

Chemical abstract 77242v (refer to Chemical Abstracts, Volume 73, 1970) states that the Lethal Dosage amount of L-MTCA for mice is 300-400 mg/kg.

This falls in the range of Tylenol - 338 mg/kg. If my words prove true, HIV/AIDS CAN BE SUCCESFULLY TREATED WITH A CHEMICAL COMPOUND WHICH IS NOT ANY MORE TOXIC THAN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR PAIN RELIEVERS - TYLENOL. IN MY OPINION, IT IS THE TOXICITY OF ACETALDEHYDE WHICH WILL INACTIVATE HIV, THE VIRUS WHICH CAUSES AIDS.

Let's follow the example I gave for a cancer patient. For adults, let's start out by administering 40 mg/kg. For children, let's start out by administering 20 mg/kg.