Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride is an electron acceptor used in various colorimetric assays. The chemical has been mainly documented for its measurement of dehydrogenase activity. In the assay to measure SDH (succinate dehydrogenase) activity, Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride was used as an oxidizing agent being reduced by succinate dehydrogenase. Upon reduction the compound forms a formazan dye measured at 500 nm. Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride has also been used to study the electron transport activity in soils, sediments, and pure enzyme cultures as well as nucleotide diphosphate kinase activity.色度法檢測各種脫氫酶的電子受體（Electron acceptor）碘硝基四唑紫已用于細胞染色。它已被用作 D-阿拉伯糖醇的酶促測定中的偶聯(lián)劑。

Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride is an electron acceptor used in various colorimetric assays. The chemical has been mainly documented for its measurement of dehydrogenase activity. In the assay to measure SDH (succinate dehydrogenase) activity, Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride was used as an oxidizing agent being reduced by succinate dehydrogenase. Upon reduction the compound forms a formazan dye measured at 500 nm. Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride has also been used to study the electron transport activity in soils, sediments, and pure enzyme cultures as well as nucleotide diphosphate kinase activity.
An electron acceptor that forms a formazan dye on reduction; measures dehydrogenase activity.