Abstract
A new tracer technique, in which a 13C-labeled compound as a biological tracer and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) as an analytical tool are used, is proposed. In order to verify the applicability of the method to clinical chemistry, [1-13C] benzoic acid was administered and [1'-13C] hippuric acid excreted in the urine was quantitated by NMR, by using [1-13C] hippuric acid as an internal standard.