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52549

Supelco

Melamine

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine, sym-Triaminotriazine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6N6
CAS Number:
108-78-1
Molecular Weight:
126.12
Beilstein:
124341
EC Number:
203-615-4
MDL number:
MFCD00006055
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329757852
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

InChI

1S/C3H6N6/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1/h(H6,4,5,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H351,H361f,H373

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 2 - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Urinary tract

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

572.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

300 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCM0234
BCCJ7794
BCCG9677
BCCF2134
BCCC5859

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Simon A Haughey et al.
Food chemistry, 136(3-4), 1557-1561 (2012-12-01)
Soya bean products are used widely in the animal feed industry as a protein based feed ingredient and have been found to be adulterated with melamine. This was highlighted in the Chinese scandal of 2008. Dehulled soya (GM and non-GM)
N Vasimalai et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 42, 267-272 (2012-12-05)
We wish to report a simple and sensitive method to determine the melamine in milk and infant formulas using 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole capped gold nanoparticles (AMTr-AuNPs) as fluorophore. The AMTr-AuNPs were synthesized by a wet chemical method and were characterized by high-resolution
Anthony Kai-ching Hau et al.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 20(2), 245-250 (2009-02-06)
The toxicity of melamine caught the attention of physicians as a result of a recent spate of renal injury after exposure to melamine-tainted milk in China. Melamine is an organic nitrogenous compound used in the production of plastics, dyes, fertilizers
Rishikesh P Dalal et al.
Nature reviews. Nephrology, 7(5), 267-274 (2011-03-23)
Several well-documented outbreaks of melamine poisoning have occurred in both animals and humans during the past 7 years, which led to the identification of melamine and cyanuric acid as nephrotoxins. This Review provides an overview of the known experimental and
Lei An et al.
Neurobiology of learning and memory, 100, 18-24 (2012-12-13)
Our previous studies reported that hippocampus was one of the target sites of melamine, by which the spatial cognition and hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) could be impaired. The aim of present study was to investigate whether cognitive behavior impairment induced
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