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Discrimination ratio

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-003288

A quantitative measure of the relative difference in the uptake or processing of two different isotopes or compounds by a biological system. It expresses the ratio of the rates or amounts of the two substances. This ratio provides insight into the selectivity of biological processes, such as metabolic pathways or transport mechanisms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-003288
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
Synonymsdiscrimination factor
ReferencesPAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 868 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)
See alsoIsotopic discrimination
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Discrimination ratio",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A quantitative measure of the relative difference in the uptake or processing of two different isotopes or compounds by a biological system. It expresses the ratio of the rates or amounts of the two substances. This ratio provides insight into the selectivity of biological processes, such as metabolic pathways or transport mechanisms.",
  "synonyms": [
    "discrimination factor"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "isotopic discrimination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 868 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/discrimination-ratio/"
}

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