WHY ARE THE VITACEL GH-7 FORMULAS PATENTED?
For a visual chart and comparison of the Original Gerovital versus the Vitacel GH-7, 8 and 9 formulas go to:GH3 versus Vitacel formula charts. Dr. Koch developed a process for producing the GH3 factor and then incorporating it into tablets that he named Vitacel 3. This GH3 factor or Benzoate double salt of Procaine contains Benzoic Acid which has no beneficial effect except to stabilize the Procaine and since Benzoic Acid can be an allergen federal law limits the amount of benzoates that can be added to foods etc. The amount of Benzoic Acid in the original GH3 only protects 15% of the procaine hcl. Dr. Koch surmised, why not complex the Procaine with materials that are beneficial and protect 100% of the Procaine? This he did forming a whole new series of compounds which he was able to **patent in the USA and foreign countries. He developed processes complexing the Procaine hcl with B Vitamins, Vitamin C, with Amino Acids and with many other bio-active compounds. The combination of thes