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The DPPH (2.2-diphenyl 1-pycrilhydrazyl) test measures the efficacy of antioxidant molecules. It measures the capacity of an antioxidant to reduce the chemical radical DPPH°.
At WAINVAM-E, we propose to carry out for you, the DPPH test to quantify the power of your antioxidants, to measure the antioxidant efficacy of yours ingredients (fruits, vegetables, spices, sounds of cereals…) or formulas.
The DPPH test is a colorimetric method based on the reduction of the DPPH°(2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical. An antioxidant will have the ability to cede hydrogen or a singlet electron to the synthetic violet-colored DPPH° radical which absorbs at 515nm to transform it into a more stable, yellowish-colored form.
For each experiment, a curve is drawn to represent the evolution of residual DPPH° as a function of the sample concentration to be analyzed. By measuring the decrease in violet coloration as the sample concentration increases, we can determine the median inhibitory concentration or IC50, the concentration at which 50% of the coloration is lost. The lower the IC50 value, the more effective the antioxidant.