Heptanoic acid sodium is the sodium salt of Heptanoate.The C(5) ketogenicity of Heptanoate is much lower than the C(4) ketogenicity of octanoate, and it can inhibit the osteoporosis and gluconeogenesis of Heptanoate.

Heptanoic acid sodium（0.5%，膳食中，90 天）在海鲷体内显著提高了饲料效率、生长激素水平和游泳表现，同时上调了肝脏中脂肪酸氧化相关基因（如 cpt1a 和 acox1），提示其增强了能量代谢[1]。