Generally labelled tracer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004823",
  "term": "Generally labelled tracer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A chemical compound in which a specific atom or atoms have been replaced by a detectable isotope, and the label is distributed throughout the molecule rather than at a single, defined position. This allows the entire molecule to be tracked through a chemical or biological process. Such tracers are often used in metabolic studies or reaction mechanism elucidation.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "label",
    "tracer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2526 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/generally-labelled-tracer/"
}