Determination of Melamine and its Analogues in Food

Abstract:

Melamine (C₃H₆N₆) consists of 66% nitrogen is an organic compound and seems to be not toxic by itself. However, it can cause fatal kidney stones as it reacts with cyanuric acid. In this paper, some methods for determination of melamine and its analogues in food and feed were reviewed after an extensive literature review.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 403-408)
• Pages: 2675-2678
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.403-408.2675
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Ting Kai Zhao, Le Hao Liu, Guang Ming Li, Tie Hu Li
• Keywords: Cyanuric Acid, Determination, Kidney Stone, Melamine

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