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D1878

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2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate

Powder, BioReagent

Synonym(s):

2,6-Dichloro-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-benzoquinoneimine sodium salt, 2,6-Dichlorobenzenone-indophenol sodium salt, 2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol sodium salt hydrate, DCIP, DPIP

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H6Cl2NNaO2 · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
290.08 (anhydrous basis)
Beilstein:
3641229
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate, suitable for vitamin C determination, BioReagent

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

form

powder

solubility

H2O: soluble 10 mg/mL, clear, blue to very deep blue

suitability

suitable for vitamin C determination

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
food and beverages
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O.[Na+].[O-]c1ccc(cc1)\N=C2/C=C(Cl)C(=O)C(Cl)=C2

InChI

1S/C12H7Cl2NO2.Na.H2O/c13-10-5-8(6-11(14)12(10)17)15-7-1-3-9(16)4-2-7;;/h1-6,16H;;1H2/q;+1;/p-1

InChI key

XHSOLXWCGCVQHE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate is a blue redox dye.

Application

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate is suitable for vitamin C determination. 2,6-Dichloroindophenol (DCIP) may be used in the following studies:
  • As redox dye to investigate the efficiency of gold nanoparticles (Au-NP) for enzymatic activity of glucose oxidase (GOx).
  • To compose UVB specific dosimeter.
  • Quantification of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) in fruit juices.
  • As substrate in NQO1 assay to investigate the liver cytosolic NQO1 activity spectrophotometrically.
  • Mitochondrial succinate CoQ oxidoreductase (complex II) activity assay.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

    The lot specific COA document can be found by entering the lot number above under the "Documents" section.

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  5. What is the solubility for Product D1878, 2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate?

    During quality control testing, Sigma Aldrich tests solubility at 10 mg/mL in water.  Conn's Biological Stains, 10th Edition states that dichloroindophenol sodium salt is soluble up to 3% in water and up to 2% in ethanol.

  6. Has Product D1878, 2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate, been used as a pH or redox indicator?

    Yes. Conn's Biological Stains indicates Dichloroindophenol sodium salt in acid is  red and blue in alkali. The product is colorless when reduced.

  7. Other than use as a reagent for determination of Vitamin C, are there other reported uses of Product D1878, 2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate?

    Yes. Conn's Biological Stains indicates Dichloroindophenol sodium salt has been used as an electron receptor, for use in demonstrating NADPH diaphorase and to stain glutathione reductase electrophoresis gels.

  8. Are there substances known to interfere in Vitamin C determination?

    Yes. Interfering substances are ferrous, stannous, and cuprous sulfite or thiosulfate ions, and SO2.

  9.  Are the absorbance maxima and the extinction coefficients available for Product D1878, 2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate?

    Our Analytical Department has run absorbance spectra on many lots of D1878. Using 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 8.3 as the solvent, absorbance maxima in the range of 600-605 nm and a mM extinction coefficient of 18.0-19.7 have been reported.

  10. Are there published references for Dichloroindophenol sodium salt being used for the determination of Vitamin C?

    Yes. Please see: W. Horowitz ed. Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC Washington D.C. , 777, (1970) and  K. Hiromi et al., Anal. Biochem. 101, 421, (1980).

  11. Has Sigma Aldrich performed solution stability studies for Product D1878, 2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate?

    No. Unfortunately, we have not performed solution stability studies on this product.

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Spectrophotometric evaluation of gold nanoparticles as red-ox mediator for glucose oxidase.
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Andrew Mills et al.
The Analyst, 134(5), 845-850 (2009-04-22)
A UVB specific dosimeter is described comprising: a redox dye (2,6-dichloroindophenol, DCIP), a semiconductor (tin(IV) oxide, SnO(2)) and a sacrificial electron donor (glycerol) dispersed in a polymer (hydroxy ethyl cellulose, HEC) film. The dosimeter is blue in the absence of

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