“…Recrystallization of the quaternary salt was from ethanol. A sharp melting point was found at 160°C, which is in agreement with the results ofKnorr (1904).O t h e r m a t e r i a l s w e r e o b t a i n e d a s f o l l o w s : hemicholinium-3 from Aldrich Chemical Co. Inc.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; [N-Me-"Hlcholine chloride (10. l Ci/mmol) and Phase Combining System (PCS) from A m e r s h a m C o r p . , O a k v i l l e , O n t a r i o , C a n a d a : trichloroacetic acid from BDH Chemical Co., Toronto, Canada; precoated TLC sheets, cellulose #553 1 (without fluorescence indicator), 0.10-mm layer thickness, aluminum support from EM Laboratories Inc., BDH Chemical Co., Toronto, Canada; Tris-HCI and Tham from Fisher Scientific Co., Toronto, Canada: sodium thiosulphate, Mallinckrodt, St. Louis, Missouri; and choline iodide and albumin crystallized from bovine serum from Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Missouri.…”