“…For this purpose the use of neutral buffers of moderate to high ionic strength (Millar, 1962; Hathaway and Griddle, 1966; Griffin and Griddle, 1970; Bartholmes et al, 1973) or of acidic conditions (Deal et al, 1963; Anderson and Weber, 1966; Jaenicke and Knof, 1968) seems plausible. Under the former conditions a rapidly established dimer-tetramer equilibrium is believed to operate, but there are also reports that dispute not only the rate of the dissociation reaction (Cho and Swaisgood, 1973) but also its existence (Wieland et al, 1963;Jaenicke and Knof, 1968; Anderson, 1969;Mire, 1969). Because of the seemingly variable dissociation behavior of different LDH preparations at neutral pH, we have explored the acidic region for suitable conditions.…”