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Description

Melamine is a synthetic organic compound with the formula C3H6N6. It is a white, crystalline, organic base. Melamine is a trimer of cyanamide, and it is produced by the trimerization of cyanamide in the presence of a catalyst, such as ammonia. Melamine is used to produce melamine resins, which are strong, rigid, and resistant to heat and chemicals. Melamine resins are used in a wide variety of applications, including laminates, adhesives, molding compounds, and fire retardants. Melamine is also used to produce melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resins, which are used in a variety of consumer products, such as kitchen countertops, dinnerware, and floor tiles. Melamine is a non-toxic compound, but it can be harmful if ingested in large quantities. Melamine is studied because it is an important industrial chemical, and because it is used in a variety of consumer products. Research on melamine is focused on understanding its properties, its potential health risks, and its applications in different industries.'

melamine: RN given refers to parent cpd; structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

melamine : A trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

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ID SourceID
PubMed CID7955
CHEMBL ID1231106
CHEBI ID27915
SCHEMBL ID12192199
SCHEMBL ID25853
MeSH IDM0058547

Synonyms (131)

Synonym
BIDD:ER0287
AKOS005448714
ax2 ,
CHEMBL1231106
1,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
nci-c50715
teoharn
2,6-triaminotriazine
isomelamine
2,6-triamino-s-triazine
s-triazinetriamine
cyanuramide
s-triazine,4,6-triamino-
cymel
cyanurotriamide
cyanurotriamine
1,5-triazine-2,4,6(1h,3h,5h)-triimine
2,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
hicophor pr
nsc2130
theoharn
virset 656-4
nsc-2130
wln: t6n cn enj bz dz fz
sym-triaminotriazine
CHEBI:27915 ,
triaminotriazine
cyanuric triamide
2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine
s-triaminotriazine
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1h,3h,5h)triimine
aero
2,4,6-triamino sym-triazine
2,4,6-triaminotriazine
nsc8152
5432-64-4
nsc-8152
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
mark zs 27
dg 002
einecs 203-615-4
dg 002 (amine)
brn 0124341
pluragard
s-triazine, 2,4,6-triamino-
adk stab zs 27
spinflam ml 94m
nsc 2130
pluragard c 133
hsdb 2648
ai3-14883
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6(1h,3h,5h)-triimine
ccris 373
zs 27
yukamelamine
C08737
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
108-78-1
melamine
melamine, 99%
NCGC00164014-01
STK378738
melamine-13c3,15n3
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine monomer
melamine monomer
T0337
NCGC00164014-02
BBL000010
4-26-00-01253 (beilstein handbook reference)
unii-n3gp2ysd88
ec 203-615-4
n3gp2ysd88 ,
NCGC00258057-01
dtxsid6020802 ,
tox21_200503
dtxcid40802
cas-108-78-1
SCHEMBL12192199
S9212
FT-0670983
FT-0670982
FT-0609833
metformin hydrochloride impurity d [ep impurity]
melamine [usp-rs]
melamine [mi]
melamine [iarc]
melamine [hsdb]
melamine [inci]
melamin
[1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine
SCHEMBL25853
AC-34715
s-triazine, 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-2-imino-
cymel (salt/mix)
cyanurtriamide
1246816-14-7
1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-triimine
J-002191
triamino-s-triazine
mfcd00006055
melamine, >=95.0% (hplc), pharmaceutical impurity standard
melamine, united states pharmacopeia (usp) reference standard
melamine, analytical standard
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine monomer
melamine, pharmaceutical secondary standard; certified reference material
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; metformin hydrochloride imp. d (ep); melamine; metformin imp. d (ep); metformin hydrochloride impurity d; metformin impurity d
melamine 1.0 mg/ml in dimethyl sulfoxide
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (melamine)
1,3, 5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-2-imino-s-triazine
2,4, 6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (acd/name 4.0)
E76265
VS-00405
metformin ep impurity d
melamine; 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
melamine 100 microg/ml in acetonitrile/water
Q212553
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine;melamine;1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine;[1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine;s-triazine, 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-2-imino-;2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine melamine 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine [1,3,5]triazine-2,4,6-triamine s-triazine
CCG-266105
HY-Y1117
CS-0016866
melamine 100 microg/ml in water
2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, sym-triaminotriazine
EN300-71605
Z1142688822
metformin hydrochloride impurity d (ep impurity)
melamine (iarc)
cyanurtriamine
melamine (usp-rs)
ma-1-h2o

Research Excerpts

Overview

Melamine is a nitrogenous organic compound containing high amounts of nitrogen, which is interpreted as high protein in various standard protein measuring tests. It is a weak fluorescent substance, it is difficult to detect melamine directly by fluorescence spectroscopy.

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"Melamine foam (MF) is a widely used commercial product and exhibits wide applications in many fields ranging from building, transportation to daily chemical product. "( Polydopamine-assisted polyethylenimine grafting melamine foam and the application in wastewater purification.
Cao, S; Huang, T; Lei, YZ; Luo, D; Wang, Y; Zhang, N, 2022
)
2.42
"Melamine is an important chemical raw material used in industries, which has potential health risks to animals and humans. "( Melamine induced changes in histopathology of the main organs and transcriptional levels of MAPK signaling genes in kidneys of female mice.
Chen, S; Liang, C; Ren, C; Tian, X; Wang, J; Yang, W; Zhang, J; Zhang, X, 2022
)
3.61
"Melamine is a nephrotoxic industrial chemical. "( Associations of Dietary Intake with Urinary Melamine and Derivative Concentrations among Children in the GAPPS Cohort.
Day, DB; de Boer, IH; Flynn, JT; Fretts, AM; Kannan, K; Melough, MM; Sathyanarayana, S; Wang, S; Zhu, H, 2022
)
2.43
"Melamine contamination is a recent public health problem emerging globally. "( Presence of melamine in human milk and the evaluation of the effects on mother-infant pairs in a cohort study.
Güneş, B; Yalçin, S; Yalçin, SS, 2020
)
2.38
"Melamine (ML) is a common food adulterant and contaminant. "( Prevention of melamine-induced hepatorenal impairment by an ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera: Changes in KIM-1, TIMP-1, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation-related genes.
Abd-Elhakim, YM; Ali, HA; El Bohi, KM; Mahmoud, FA; Mohamed, WAM; Saber, TM, 2021
)
2.42
"Melamine is a nitrogenous organic compound containing high amounts of nitrogen, which is interpreted as high protein in various standard protein measuring tests, therefore added to foods to boost the protein content. "( Melamine contamination and associated health risks: Gut microbiota does make a difference.
Bhattacharya, R; Gupta, S; Rajpoot, M; Sharma, AK; Sharma, S; Sharma, V, 2021
)
3.51
"Melamine is a high-production-volume chemical and a kidney toxicant. "( Dietary Sources of Melamine Exposure among US Children and Adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004.
Foster, D; Melough, MM; Sathyanarayana, S, 2020
)
2.33
"As melamine is a weak fluorescent substance, it is difficult to detect melamine directly by fluorescence spectroscopy."( A Lanthanide Complex Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Melamine.
Chen, G; Gao, H; Gu, J; Guo, S; Li, L; Li, X; Ma, C; Wang, G; Wang, Z; Wei, Y; Wu, Y; Zhu, C, 2021
)
1.38
"Melamine is a compound commonly used in the manufacturing of plastic and flame retardant products, but due to its solubility on water and high nitrogen content, it is also used to adulterate milk to mask adulteration by dilution in protein content tests. "( Determination of melamine in milk by fluorescence spectroscopy and second-order calibration.
Barreto, MC; Braga, RG; Fragoso, WD; Lemos, SG, 2021
)
2.4
"Melamine is a chemical substance used as a food adulterant because of its high nitrogen content; it is known to induce neurotoxicity, thereby adversely affecting the central nervous system. "( The ameliorative effect of nanoselenium on histopathological and biochemical alterations induced by melamine toxicity on the brain of adult male albino rats.
Abou-El-Sherbini, KS; Ahmed, YH; Bashir, DW; Drweesh, EA; El-Leithy, EMM; Elzahany, EAM; Rashad, MM, 2021
)
2.28
"Melamine is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic compound with a triazine skeleton, which has been widely applied in industrial and chemical fields. "( Reproductive toxicity of melamine against male mice and the related mechanism.
Huang, J; Xia, F; Yang, G; Zhang, S, 2018
)
2.23
"Melamine (MEL) is a widespread food contaminant and adulterant. "( Palliative effects of Moringa olifera ethanolic extract on hemato-immunologic impacts of melamine in rats.
Abd-Elhakim, YM; Abd-Elmotal, SM; El Bohi, KM; El Sayed, S; Hassan, SK, 2018
)
2.15
"Melamine is a nitrogen-containing organic compound that is used in a wide range of products, including paints, plastics, and paper, as a flame retardant. "( Melamine and its derivatives in dog and cat urine: An exposure assessment study.
Bollapragada, R; Kannan, K; Karthikraj, R, 2018
)
3.37
"Melamine is a nitrogen-rich (67% nitrogen by mass) heterocyclic aromatic compound that could significantly increase effluent total nitrogen concentrations. "( Fate and toxicity of melamine in activated sludge treatment systems after a long-term sludge adaptation.
Bernards, M; Hu, Z; Sims, A; Xu, S; Zhang, Y, 2013
)
2.15
"Melamine is a wildly used compound in manufactures of plastics and resins. "( Melamine activates NFκB/COX-2/PGE2 pathway and increases NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS production in macrophages and human embryonic kidney cells.
Kuo, FC; Lo, YC; Tseng, YT; Wu, MT; Wu, SR, 2013
)
3.28
"Melamine is a nitrogenous chemical substance used principally as a starting material for the manufacture of synthetic resins. "( Rapid detection of melamine adulteration in dairy milk by SB-ATR-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
Jawaid, S; Khaskheli, AA; Nizamani, SM; Sherazi, ST; Talpur, FN, 2013
)
2.16
"Melamine is thought to be an endocrine disrupter that affects physiology in cells. "( Effect of melamine on [Ca(2+)]i and viability in PC3 human prostate cancer cells.
Chang, HT; Chen, FA; Cheng, JS; Chou, CT; Jan, CR; Kuo, CC; Kuo, DH; Liang, WZ; Shieh, P; Sun, TK; Tseng, HW; Wang, JL; Yu, CC, 2014
)
2.25
"Melamine is an organic nitrogenous compound whose acute toxicity was generally thought to be low in animals. "( The toxic effects of melamine on spleen lymphocytes with or without cyanuric acid in mice.
Bai, WL; Han, J; Han, XH; Han, XR; He, JB; Li, HS; Liu, BS; Liu, J; Wang, WC; Wang, X; Yin, RH; Yin, RL, 2014
)
2.16
"Melamine is a raw material in the chemical industry. "( Effect of melamine toxicity on Tetrahymena thermophila proliferation and metallothionein expression.
Li, H; Li, W; Tian, X; Zhang, J, 2015
)
2.26
"Melamine is a chemical compound that is widely used during the manufacture of amino resins and plastics. "( Melamine negatively affects oocyte architecture, oocyte development and fertility in mice.
Dai, XX; Duan, X; Liu, HL; Sun, SC; Wang, T, 2015
)
3.3
"Melamine is an industrial chemical that can cause central nervous system disorders including excitotoxicity and cognitive impairment. "( Melamine Alters Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission of CA3-CA1 Synapses Presynaptically Through Autophagy Activation in the Rat Hippocampus.
Wang, H; Xiao, X; Zhang, H; Zhang, T, 2016
)
3.32
"Melamine is a nitrogen heterocyclic triazine compound which is widely used as an industrial chemical. "( Melamine Induces Oxidative Stress in Mouse Ovary.
Cui, XS; Dai, XX; Duan, X; Kim, NH; Sun, SC; Xiong, B, 2015
)
3.3
"Melamine is a heterocyclic, aromatic amine and nitrogen-enriched environmental toxicant, found in not only adulterated foodstuffs but also industrial household tableware and paints. "( Adverse reproductive effects of maternal low-dose melamine exposure during pregnancy in rats.
Chu, CY; Fung, KP; Li, L; Shum, AS; Tang, LY; Wang, CC, 2017
)
2.15
"Melamine is an organic nitrogenous compound widely used as an industrial chemical, and it has been recently reported by us that melamine has a toxic effect on the female reproductive system in mice, and renders females subfertile; the molecular basis, however, has not been adequately assessed. "( Melamine Impairs Female Fertility via Suppressing Protein Level of Juno in Mouse Eggs.
Dai, X; Lu, Y; Miao, Y; Sun, S; Xiong, B; Zhang, M; Zhou, C, 2015
)
3.3
"Melamine is an industrial chemical with high nitrogen content. "( The effects of melamine on humoral immunity with or without cyanuric acid in mice.
Bai, WL; Dong, Q; Han, XH; He, JB; Li, HS; Li, XT; Liu, BS; Liu, J; Wang, WC; Wang, X; Yin, RH; Yin, RL; Yuan, J, 2016
)
2.23
"Melamine is a synthetic chemical used in the manufacture of resins, pigments, and superplasticizers. "( A Review of Methods for Detecting Melamine in Food Samples.
Lee, NA; Li, M; Liu, G; Lu, Y; Pan, M; Wang, S; Xia, Y, 2017
)
2.18
"Melamine (MA) is a significant raw material for industry and home furnishing, and an intermediate for pharmacy. "( The behavior of melamine in biological wastewater treatment system.
An, H; Chen, F; Li, X; Wang, D; Xie, T; Xu, Q; Yang, Q; Yuan, Y; Zeng, G; Zhao, J; Zhong, Y, 2017
)
2.24
"Melamine is a noxious nitrogen-rich substance and has been illegally adulterated in milk to boost the protein content. "( Detection of melamine adulteration in milk by near-infrared spectroscopy and one-class partial least squares.
Chen, H; Lin, Z; Tan, C; Wu, T, 2017
)
2.27
"Melamine is a nitrogenous compound added to milk for mimicking proteins, consumption of which leads to kidney stones and renal failures."( Rapid sensing of melamine in milk by interference green synthesis of silver nanoparticles.
Gorthi, SS; Kiruba Daniel, SCG; Varun, S, 2017
)
1.52
"Melamine is an industrial chemical used primarily as plastics stabilizer and fire retardant. "( Melamine-contaminated milk products induced urinary tract calculi in children.
Liu, AM; Wang, YP; Wu, LL; Zhang, L; Zhao, ZY; Zou, CC, 2009
)
3.24
"Melamine is an organic nitrogenous compound used in the production of plastics, dyes, fertilizers, and fabrics."( Melamine toxicity and the kidney.
Hau, AK; Kwan, TH; Li, PK, 2009
)
2.52
"Melamine intoxication is a present focus in global public health. "( Energy fluctuation in the formation of melamine cyanurate reaction: a factor leading to acute renal failure in melamine toxicity.
Wiwanitkit, V, 2009
)
2.06
"Melamine is a chemical product that was sporadically mixed into animal feeds to boost protein content. "( Screening and determination of melamine residues in tissue and body fluid samples.
Gong, L; He, P; Li, Z; Ma, X; Wang, Z; Yang, W; Zhang, L, 2010
)
2.09
"Melamine is a widely used industrial chemical not considered acutely toxic with a high LD(50) in animals."( Melamine toxicity.
Osterloh, JD; Skinner, CG; Thomas, JD, 2010
)
2.52
"Melamine is a toxic triazine, illegally used as an additive in milk to apparently increase the amount of protein. "( Development of an analytical methodology to quantify melamine in milk using micellar liquid chromatography and validation according to EU Regulation 2002/654/EC.
Beltrán-Martinavarro, B; Esteve-Romero, J; Marco-Peiró, S; Peris-Vicente, J; Rambla-Alegre, M, 2010
)
2.05
"Melamine is a widely-used chemical in industries. "( Hemolysis of human erythrocytes induced by melamine-cyanurate complex.
He, F; Huang, B; Qin, X; Wang, C; Zeng, C, 2010
)
2.07
"Melamine is a category III carcinogen. "( Melamine induces sperm DNA damage and abnormality, but not genetic toxicity.
Li, JT; Li, WX; Yang, GY; Zhang, B; Zhang, QX; Zhu, W, 2011
)
3.25
"Melamine is a nitrogen-rich industrial chemical which is occasionally used to increase the apparent protein content of different products destined for human and animal consumption. "( Use of micellar mobile phases for the chromatographic determination of melamine in dietetic supplements.
Beltrán-Martinavarro, B; Carda-Broch, S; Esteve-Romero, J; Marco-Peiró, S; Peris-Vicente, J; Rambla-Alegre, M, 2012
)
2.05
"Melamine is an important and widely used organic industrial chemical. "( Repeat oral dose toxicity studies of melamine in rats and monkeys.
Early, RJ; Guo, L; He, B; Hu, E; Huang, H; Jiang, Y; Kong, Q; Mu, XP; Xu, H; Yang, X; Yu, H; Zhou, J, 2013
)
2.11
"The melamine resin is a polymer of a hexamethylol melamine ether which can coat glass slides with an electron-transparent foil (approximately 80 nm thick) after polymerization by p-toluene sulphonic acid and warming. "( A new technical approach for the ultrastructural analysis of hematopoietic cells using cell monolayers adherent to electron-transparent melamine resins.
Beyer-Johannböke, E; Ganser, A; Gunsilius, E; Hartl, M; Heil, G; Krauter, J; Kurrle, E; Westphal-Frösch, C, 1993
)
1.05

Effects

Melamine may have been an important prebiotic information carrier, but its excited-state dynamics, which determine its stability under UV radiation, have never been characterized. Melamine has become the focus of attention for the possible occurrence of nephrolithiasis and associated deaths.

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"Melamine, which has a multi-nitrogen heterocyclic ring, is prone to coordinate with Hg(2+)."( Label-free turn-on fluorescent detection of melamine based on the anti-quenching ability of Hg 2+ to gold nanoclusters.
Dai, H; Hu, J; Li, Z; Ni, P; Shi, Y; Sun, Y; Wang, Y, 2014
)
1.38
"Melamine has received increasing public attention as a persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substance. "( In situ measurement of an emerging persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substance - Melamine and related triazines in waters by diffusive gradient in thin-films.
Cai, QS; Chen, CE; Cheng, S; Li, C; Liu, SS; Sweetman, AJ; Wang, Z; Yang, Y; Ying, GG, 2021
)
2.29
"Melamine contamination has remained pervasive in the environment even after the 2008 toxic milk scandal. "( Interrelationship of environmental melamine exposure, biomarkers of oxidative stress and early kidney injury.
Chien, TM; Chou, YH; Hsieh, TJ; Huang, SP; Huang, TY; Lee, CH; Lee, YC; Li, CC; Liu, CC; Tsai, YC; Wen, SC; Wu, CF; Wu, MT; Wu, WJ, 2020
)
2.28
"Melamine has been illegally adulterated in dairy food because of the rich nitrogen content and stable chemical properties in recent years. "( A Lanthanide Complex Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of Melamine.
Chen, G; Gao, H; Gu, J; Guo, S; Li, L; Li, X; Ma, C; Wang, G; Wang, Z; Wei, Y; Wu, Y; Zhu, C, 2021
)
2.31
"Melamine toxicity has recently attracted worldwide attention as it causes renal failure and the death of humans and animals. "( Colorimetric method for the detection of melamine using in-situ formed silver nanoparticles via tannic acid.
Ahmed, S; Alam, MF; Laskar, AA; Shaida, MA; Younus, H, 2017
)
2.16
"Melamine detection has attracted much attention since the discovery of the damage of melamine to human health. "( Triplex DNA-based Bioanalytical Platform for Highly Sensitive Homogeneous Electrochemical Detection of Melamine.
Li, F; Liu, X; Song, M, 2017
)
2.11
"Melamine poisoning has become widely publicized after a recent occurrence of renal injury in infants and children exposed to melamine-tainted milk in China. "( Melamine-induced renal toxicity is mediated by the gut microbiota.
Bao, Y; Chi, Y; Jia, W; Li, H; Luther, M; Nicholson, JK; Su, M; Wang, C; Xie, G; Zhao, A; Zhao, L; Zheng, X, 2013
)
3.28
"Melamine, which has a multi-nitrogen heterocyclic ring, is prone to coordinate with Hg(2+)."( Label-free turn-on fluorescent detection of melamine based on the anti-quenching ability of Hg 2+ to gold nanoclusters.
Dai, H; Hu, J; Li, Z; Ni, P; Shi, Y; Sun, Y; Wang, Y, 2014
)
1.38
"Melamine has been reported for human harmful effects and detected from some crops, soil and water."( Mineralization of melamine and cyanuric acid as sole nitrogen source by newly isolated Arthrobacter spp. using a soil-charcoal perfusion method.
Fujii, K; Hatakeyama, T; Ito, K; Naokawa, T; Sakakibara, F; Takagi, K; Takasu, E; Yamazaki, K, 2015
)
1.47
"Melamine has been reported to be responsible for the renal impairment in mammals, its toxicity on the reproductive system, however, has not been adequately assessed."( Melamine Induces Oxidative Stress in Mouse Ovary.
Cui, XS; Dai, XX; Duan, X; Kim, NH; Sun, SC; Xiong, B, 2015
)
2.58
"Melamine may have been an important prebiotic information carrier, but its excited-state dynamics, which determine its stability under UV radiation, have never been characterized. "( Excited-State Dynamics of Melamine and Its Lysine Derivative Investigated by Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy.
Beckstead, AA; Bong, D; Hu, Y; Kohler, B; Piao, X; Zhang, Y, 2016
)
2.18
"Melamine has become the focus of attention for the possible occurrence of nephrolithiasis and associated deaths, because it was added to foods to increase the apparent protein content by unethical manufacturers. "( Hydrophilic interaction chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of melamine in royal jelly and royal jelly lyophilized powder.
Chen, F; Li, C; Li, Y; Mi, J; Wu, L; Xue, X; Zhang, J; Zhao, J; Zhou, J, 2009
)
2.02
"Melamine ingestion has been implicated in stone formation when co-ingested with cyanuric acid, but will cause urinary stones in infants when large amounts of melamine alone are ingested."( Melamine toxicity.
Osterloh, JD; Skinner, CG; Thomas, JD, 2010
)
2.52
"Melamine has been the main factor leading to infant urinary calculi occurring on a rather wide scale in China in 2008, which were the results of a rapid aggradation of metabolites such as cyanuric acid diamide, cyanuric acid, etc., causing uric acid stone to accumulate. "( Melamine-induced infant urinary calculi: a report on 24 cases and a 1-year follow-up.
Bai, J; Jiang, B; Ma, J; Ma, P; Wan, J; Zhang, X, 2010
)
3.25
"Melamine (MEL) has been involved in several food recalls after the discovery of severe kidney damages in children and pets poisoned by melamine-adulterated food. "( Preparation of monoclonal antibody for melamine and development of an indirect competitive ELISA for melamine detection in raw milk, milk powder, and animal feeds.
Feng, C; He, F; Li, W; Liu, J; Liu, W; Lu, X; Meng, M; Wan, Y; Wang, S; Xi, R; Yin, W; Zhang, T, 2010
)
2.07
"Melamine (M) sensing has been achieved through supramolecular assembly with riboflavin (R) via H-bonding in the platform of R stabilized gold nanoparticles (R-Au NPs), by colorimetric as well as UV-vis techniques."( Melamine sensing through riboflavin stabilized gold nanoparticles.
Nandi, AK; Roy, B; Saha, A, 2011
)
3.25
"Melamine molecule has multiple -NH(2) groups."( Selective determination of melamine in milk samples using 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate-modified gold nanoparticles as colorimetric probe.
Ai, S; Bian, P; Fan, H; Liu, J; Su, H; Wu, N, 2011
)
1.39
"Melamine has recently been recognized as a food contaminant with adverse human health effects. "( Biodegradation of melamine and its hydroxy derivatives by a bacterial consortium containing a novel Nocardioides species.
Fujii, K; Harada, N; Iwasaki, A; Takagi, K; Yamazaki, K, 2012
)
2.16
"Melamine has been used for the adulteration of cereal flours in order to increase their apparent protein content. "( High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous detection of the adulteration of cereal flours with melamine and related triazine by-products ammeline, ammelide, and cyanuric acid.
Ehling, S; Ho, IP; Tefera, S, 2007
)
1.99

Actions

Melamine can cause urinary stones related to nephropathy of the kidney and hyperplasia or carcinoma of the bladder. Melamine that can cause serious damage to the organs was found to bind to polythymine via hydrogen bonding.

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"Melamine overdose can cause an increased risk of developing kidney stones in children. "( The clinical analysis of young children's urolithiasis due to melamine-tainted infant formula.
Feng, H; Sun, DQ; Yang, YH; Zhang, L; Zhang, XF, 2010
)
2.04
"Melamine that can cause serious damage to the organs of animal or human beings was found to bind to polythymine via hydrogen bonding. "( Visual detection of melamine in milk samples based on label-free and labeled gold nanoparticles.
Feng, Y; He, Z; Huang, H; Li, L; Liu, Z; Ma, Q; Tinnefeld, P; Zeng, G; Zhou, G, 2011
)
2.14
"Melamine can cause urinary stones related to nephropathy of the kidney and hyperplasia or carcinoma of the bladder, but the mechanism of stone formation is not well understood. "( Proteome of melamine urinary bladder stones and implication for stone formation.
Hu, JJ; Huang, HY; Liu, JD; Liu, JJ; Tao, GH; Wu, DS; Xu, XY; Yang, LQ; Yang, XF; Yuan, JH; Zhou, L; Zhuang, ZX, 2012
)
2.2

Treatment

Melamine-treatment of the fish caused degenerative changes in the pigment granules and also the other cytoplasmic organelles of the leucophores. Rats treated with melamine developed adverse health effects compared to the controls, including decrease in body weight and kidney damage.

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"Melamine-cyanuric acid-treated rats showed marked kidney swelling, vacuolization and necrosis in the proximal tubules, and numerous polarizable crystals were located in the distal segments, causing increases in kidney weight, serum BUN and creatinine."( Effects of sodium citrate on melamine-cyanuric acid mixture-induced urolithiasis in rats.
Chang, SC; Chen, YT; Chien, MS; Chou, CC; Hsuan, SL; Jiann, BP; Lee, WC; Lee, YF; Liao, JW; Tsai, FJ, 2013
)
1.4
"Melamine-treated rats presented a marked decrease in learning and memory in the Morris water maze (MWM) as well as a reduced efficiency to find the platform in the reversal learning task."( Vitamins C and E reverse melamine-induced deficits in spatial cognition and hippocampal synaptic plasticity in rats.
An, L; Zhang, T, 2014
)
1.43
"All melamine-treated animals experienced adverse effects; however, pregnant rats were most sensitive as indicated by increased SCr, BUN, and kidney weights, decreased body weight, and presence of renal crystals."( Use of urinary renal biomarkers to evaluate the nephrotoxic effects of melamine or cyanuric acid in non-pregnant and pregnant rats.
Bandele, OJ; Black, T; Crosby, TC; Evans, ER; Ferguson, M; Keltner, Z; Olejnik, N; Reimschuessel, R; Sprando, RL; Stine, CB, 2014
)
1.12
"In melamine-treated groups, milk melamine concentration increased quickly and reached a stable level by d 4 and was at similar levels on d 8 and 12 after the first administration of melamine."( Residues of melamine and cyanuric acid in milk and tissues of dairy cows fed different doses of melamine.
Shen, JS; Sun, P; Wang, JQ; Wei, HY, 2011
)
1.26
"Melamine-treatment of the fish caused degenerative changes in the pigment granules and also the other cytoplasmic organelles of the leucophores, whereas the other kinds of chromatophores, including the iridiophores, remained intact."( Electron microscopy of two types of reflecting chromatophores (iridophores and leucophores) in the guppy, Lebistes reticulatus Peters.
Takeuchi, IK, 1976
)
0.98
"Rats treated with melamine developed adverse health effects compared to the controls, including decrease in body weight and kidney damage."( An NMR-based metabonomic investigation of the subacute effects of melamine in rats.
Li, W; Liang, YJ; Sun, YJ; Wang, HP; Wu, YJ; Yang, L, 2012
)
0.94
"Oral treatment with melamine (5 and 25mg/kg) 1h before behavioral tests significantly decreased the immobility time of the forced swim test in 2-3month-old rats and had no effect on locomotor activity in the open field test in both P21-28 and 2-3month-old rats."( Acute low-dose melamine affects hippocampal synaptic plasticity and behavior in rats.
Cao, J; Mao, RR; Wang, LP; Xiong, GJ; Xu, L; Yang, Y; Yu, DF, 2012
)
1.05

Toxicity

Melamine is a widely used industrial chemical not considered acutely toxic with a high LD(50) in animals. Future studies should consider uric acid together with melamine when examining adverse effects in humans.

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" These results establish the causal link between the contaminated gluten and the adverse effects and provide a mechanistic explanation for how two apparently innocuous compounds could have adverse effects in combination, that is, by forming an insoluble precipitate in renal tubules leading to progressive tubular blockage and degeneration."( Identification and characterization of toxicity of contaminants in pet food leading to an outbreak of renal toxicity in cats and dogs.
Baker, TR; Bigalow-Kern, AS; Cambron, RT; Daston, GP; Dobson, RL; Fix, A; Motlagh, S; Overmann, G; Pullen, AM; Quijano, M; Regg, BT; Reimschuessel, R; Shan, Y; Vennard, T, 2008
)
0.35
"This article discusses the 2007 recall of canned pet food because of concerns about adverse effects on kidney function of cats and dogs."( Melamine and cyanuric acid-induced crystalluria, uroliths, and nephrotoxicity in dogs and cats.
Albasan, H; Koehler, LA; Lulich, JP; Osborne, CA; Sauer, L; Schubert, G; Ulrich, LK, 2009
)
1.8
" A variety of toxic effects from melamine, including nephrolithiasis, chronic kidney inflammation, and bladder carcinoma, all have been studied in animals."( Melamine toxicity and the kidney.
Hau, AK; Kwan, TH; Li, PK, 2009
)
2.08
" Melamine is the latest in a growing list of diverse potentially toxic compounds about which nephrologists and other health-care providers responsible for the diagnosis and management of kidney disease must now be aware."( Melamine nephrotoxicity: an emerging epidemic in an era of globalization.
Bhalla, V; Chertow, GM; Grimm, PC; Pao, AC, 2009
)
2.71
" Melamine is a widely used industrial chemical not considered acutely toxic with a high LD(50) in animals."( Melamine toxicity.
Osterloh, JD; Skinner, CG; Thomas, JD, 2010
)
2.71
" Dietary melamine had no adverse effects on laying performance."( Toxicity of dietary melamine to laying ducks: biochemical and histopathological changes and residue in eggs.
Fan, ZY; Gao, CQ; Ji, F; Liu, FZ; Liu, QS; Qi, GH; Wu, SG; Yue, HY; Zhang, HJ, 2010
)
1.1
" Limited toxicological data indicate that MEL+CYA toxicity occurs at levels lower than the toxic doses of the single compounds."( Using urinary solubility data to estimate the level of safety concern of low levels of melamine (MEL) and cyanuric acid (CYA) present simultaneously in infant formulas.
Constable, A; Dominguez-Estevez, M; Mazzatorta, P; Renwick, AG; Schilter, B,
)
0.35
" The observed adverse effect level (8."( Dose-response assessment of nephrotoxicity from a 7-day combined exposure to melamine and cyanuric acid in F344 rats.
Beland, FA; Gamboa da Costa, G; Hattan, DG; Jacob, CC; Olson, GR; Reimschuessel, R; Von Tungeln, LS; Warbritton, AR, 2011
)
0.6
" CYA alone and the combination of MEL and CYA had adverse effects on the performance, but MEL alone had no effects on the performance."( Toxicity of melamine and cyanuric acid in broilers and residues in tissues.
Bai, SP; Ding, XM; Wang, L; Zhang, KY, 2012
)
0.76
" And melamine can pass through the placental and blood-brain barrier, and then exerts toxic effects on the central nervous system."( [Progress in mechanisms underlying melamine toxicity in central nervous system].
An, L; Yang, JJ; Yang, Z; Zhang, T, 2012
)
1.17
" Our results illustrate the ability of both methods to detect and differentiate the severity of adverse effects in the staggered and consecutive gavage groups at much lower doses than previously observed in animals co-exposed to the compounds in feed."( Performance of urinary and gene expression biomarkers in detecting the nephrotoxic effects of melamine and cyanuric acid following diverse scenarios of co-exposure.
Bandele, O; Black, T; Camacho, L; Ferguson, M; Gamboa da Costa, G; Keltner, Z; Olejnik, N; Reimschuessel, R; Scott, M; Sprando, R; Stine, C, 2013
)
0.61
"A rapid and sensitive method has been developed for the simultaneous detection of cyromazine and melamine in chicken eggs using the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)."( Determination of cyromazine and melamine in chicken eggs using quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) extraction coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Chen, CY; Chou, CC; Lee, MR; Lee, RJ; Wang, PC, 2012
)
0.88
" Toxic effects on the gills manifested as epithelial hyperplasia of the primary and secondary lamellae."( Toxicity of melamine, an adulterant in fish feeds: experimental assessment of its effects on tilapia.
Boonyaratpalin, M; Kiron, V; Nuntapong, N; Phromkunthong, W, 2013
)
0.77
" The combined exposure to melamine and cyanuric acid was revealed to have certain toxic effects on testis of male mice at a relative low dose (each at 1 mg/kg/day)."( The reproductive toxicity of melamine in the absence and presence of cyanuric acid in male mice.
Bai, WL; He, JB; Li, C; Liu, BS; Liu, J; Wang, XZ; Wu, CD; Yin, RH; Yin, RL, 2013
)
0.98
" Melamine supplementation at a dose of 20000 ppm in the diet for 28 days induced adverse effects on the liver, decreased serum total protein and increased liver enzyme: alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase."( Bees' honey protects the liver of male rats against melamine toxicity.
Al-Seeni, MN; Al-Solamy, SM; El Rabey, HA, 2013
)
1.55
" Since then, animal studies have revealed the possible target organs of the melamine toxicity and the extent of the adverse effects of the contaminant."( Toxicity of melamine: the public health concern.
Chu, CY; Wang, CC, 2013
)
1
"Screening of the toxic effect of a high oral melamine dose (30,000 ppm supplemented in the diet) was performed for 28 days on male rats."( Screening of the toxic effects of a high melamine dose on the biochemical hematological and histopathological investigations in male rats.
Al-Sieni, AI; El Rabey, HA; Majami, AA, 2014
)
0.93
"This study examined the adverse effects of feed-delivered melamine (MEL) and cyanuric acid (CYA) in red tilapia."( Pathophysiological changes associated with dietary melamine and cyanuric acid toxicity in red tilapia.
Boonyaratpalin, M; Choochuay, P; Kiron, V; Nuntapong, N; Phromkunthong, W, 2015
)
0.91
"Melamine in combination with cyanuric acid has been considered to be more toxic than either melamine or cyanuric acid alone."( An evaluation of genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of melamine in combination with cyanuric acid at three mass ratios.
Gong, ZY; Huang, da W; Jia, XW; Liu, X; Wu, KJ; Wu, YN, 2014
)
2.1
" In conclusion, this study revealed that natural bee honey protects the kidney against the adverse effects induced by melamine toxicity in male albino rats."( The protective role of bee honey against the toxic effect of melamine in the male rat kidney.
Al-Seeni, MN; Al-Solamy, SM; El Rabey, HA, 2015
)
0.87
" All melamine-treated animals experienced adverse effects; however, pregnant rats were most sensitive as indicated by increased SCr, BUN, and kidney weights, decreased body weight, and presence of renal crystals."( Use of urinary renal biomarkers to evaluate the nephrotoxic effects of melamine or cyanuric acid in non-pregnant and pregnant rats.
Bandele, OJ; Black, T; Crosby, TC; Evans, ER; Ferguson, M; Keltner, Z; Olejnik, N; Reimschuessel, R; Sprando, RL; Stine, CB, 2014
)
1.15
" These results provided useful information for assessing the toxicity of melamine on immune system of mammals, and contributed to the existing toxic profile of melamine."( The toxic effects of melamine on spleen lymphocytes with or without cyanuric acid in mice.
Bai, WL; Han, J; Han, XH; Han, XR; He, JB; Li, HS; Liu, BS; Liu, J; Wang, WC; Wang, X; Yin, RH; Yin, RL, 2014
)
0.95
" Future studies should consider uric acid together with melamine when examining adverse effects in humans."( Melamine Nephrotoxicity is Mediated by Hyperuricemia.
Li, HT; Liu, JM; Trachtman, H; Trasande, L; Wang, LL; Wang, PX; Zhang, L, 2015
)
2.11
" In wildlife risk assessments, TRVs are thresholds represented by a dose or concentration associated with a specified adverse response."( Benchmark dose analysis framework for developing wildlife toxicity reference values.
Mayfield, DB; Skall, DG, 2018
)
0.48
"Melamine is recalcitrant and toxic to bacteria in conventional activated sludge systems."( Biodegradation and toxicity of melamine at high activated sludge concentrations in a membrane bioreactor.
Hu, Z; Sun, M; Thompson, A; Xu, S, 2018
)
2.21
" Two major genetic factors that are discussed include genetic polymorphisms in plasma membrane transporters that catalyze uptake and accumulation or efflux and elimination of environmental chemicals, and genetic polymorphisms in bioactivation enzymes that generate toxic and reactive metabolites."( Environmental and Genetic Factors Influencing Kidney Toxicity.
Lash, LH, 2019
)
0.51
"The melamine and cyanuric acid (CA) complex has been suggested to cause the toxic effects observed in melamine-contaminated food or milk."( Evaluation of the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects by melamine and cyanuric acid co-exposure in human embryonic kidney 293 cells.
Gan, T; Lu, J; Sheng, H; Xu, X; Xu, Y; Yang, J; Zhang, J; Zhang, L; Zhu, X, 2020
)
1.37
" The elevated concentrations of these compounds cause adverse effects in humans and animals."( Protective effect of starch-stabilized selenium nanoparticles against melamine-induced hepato-renal toxicity in male albino rats.
Abou-El-Sherbini, KS; Ahmed, ZSO; Drweesh, EA; Elnagar, MM; Elzahany, EAM; Galal, MK; Yasin, NAE, 2021
)
0.86
" Former evidences implied that ML could induce a variety of toxic effects including neurotoxicity and cognitive impairment."( Sesquiterpene nootkatone counteracted the melamine-induced neurotoxicity via repressing of oxidative stress, inflammatory, and apoptotic trajectories.
Abdeen, A; Abdelkader, A; Abdelrahaman, D; Atwa, AM; Behairy, A; El-Hanafy, AA; El-Mosallamy, SA; Elgameel, D; Fericean, L; Ghamry, HI; Habotta, OA; Hasan, T; Ibrahim, SF; Imbrea, F; Mahdi, MR; Yassin, N, 2023
)
1.17

Pharmacokinetics

There is little or no information concerning the pharmacokinetics of melamine in livestock. To establish an appropriate withdrawal interval, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for melamine was developed for rats and extrapolated to pigs.

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" There is little or no information concerning the pharmacokinetics of melamine in livestock, and the aim of this study was to obtain pharmacokinetic parameters for this contaminant in pigs."( Pharmacokinetics of melamine in pigs following intravenous administration.
Barlow, BM; Barrett, E; Baynes, RE; Mason, SE; Riviere, JE; Smith, G, 2008
)
0.9
" To establish an appropriate withdrawal interval, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for melamine was developed for rats and extrapolated to pigs."( Estimating meat withdrawal times in pigs exposed to melamine contaminated feed using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
Baynes, RE; Buur, JL; Riviere, JE, 2008
)
0.81
"The objective of the study was to obtain pharmacokinetic parameters for melamine and blend of melamine (MEL) and cyanuric acid (CYA) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)."( Plasma pharmacokinetics of melamine and a blend of melamine and cyanuric acid in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Qin, Y; Qiu, J; Wang, J; Wang, Q; Wu, X; Xue, M; Zheng, Y, 2011
)
0.9
" Given this mode of action, a good understanding of the pharmacokinetic profiles of melamine and cyanuric acid and their combinations is essential to define properly the risk associated with different exposure scenarios."( Pharmacokinetics of melamine and cyanuric acid and their combinations in F344 rats.
Beland, FA; Gamboa da Costa, G; Jacob, CC; Vanlandingham, M; Von Tungeln, LS, 2012
)
0.93
" In order to assess the pharmacokinetic profile of CYR, chickens were administered 1 or 10 mg/kg (single oral doses), whereas residue studies were conducted in chickens fed CYR alone (5 or 10 mg/kg) or CYR (5 mg/kg) and MEL (5 mg/kg) for a period of 14 days."( Plasma pharmacokinetics and tissue depletion of cyromazine and its metabolite melamine following oral administration in laying chickens.
Chang, SK; Chou, CC; Li, KP; Ou, SC; Rairat, T; Vickroy, TW, 2017
)
0.68

Compound-Compound Interactions

Melamine in combination with cyanuric acid has been considered to be more toxic than either melamine or cyanurIC acid alone. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathological lesions of the liver caused by melamine alone or in conjunction with CA.

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"An electrochemiluminescence (ECL) enhancement method combined with solid-phase extraction has been developed for the determination of melamine in dairy products."( Determination of melamine in dairy products by an electrochemiluminescent method combined with solid-phase extraction.
Gai, P; Gan, N; Guo, Z; Hao, T; Wang, S; Wei, D, 2011
)
0.91
"The rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of melamine in pet food was realized by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in combination with Ag nanoparticle."( [Rapid determination of melamine in pet food by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy in combination with Ag nanoparticles].
Cheng, J; Su, XO, 2011
)
0.93
" Therefore, feed contaminated with both MEL and CYA could be problematic for fish, as MEL administered to trout, individually or in combination with CYA, may facilitate the onset of oxidative damage in trout."( Antioxidant responses and renal crystal formation in rainbow trout treated with melamine administered individually or in combination with cyanuric acid.
Abete, MC; Andersen, W; Brizio, P; Dörr, AJ; Elia, AC; Gasco, L; Pacini, N; Prearo, M; Reimschuessel, R; Righetti, M, 2013
)
0.62
"Melamine in combination with cyanuric acid has been considered to be more toxic than either melamine or cyanuric acid alone."( An evaluation of genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of melamine in combination with cyanuric acid at three mass ratios.
Gong, ZY; Huang, da W; Jia, XW; Liu, X; Wu, KJ; Wu, YN, 2014
)
2.1
" The experimental groups of MEL100 and CA100 were orally administered with MEL and CA at 100 mg/kg/d for 7 d, respectively."( Nephrotoxic potential and toxicokinetics of melamine combined with cyanuric acid in rats.
Jeong, HG; Jeong, TC; Kang, MJ; Kang, W; Kim, GH; Kim, H; Kim, HS; Lee, KY; Noh, K; Oh, DG, 2014
)
0.66
" In this research, near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging technique combined with regression coefficient of partial least squares regression (PLSR) model was used to detect melamine particles in milk powders easily and quickly."( Detection of melamine in milk powders using near-infrared hyperspectral imaging combined with regression coefficient of partial least square regression model.
Baek, I; Chao, K; Cho, BK; Fu, X; Kim, G; Kim, MS; Lim, J; Mo, C; Qin, J, 2016
)
1
" The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathological lesions of the liver caused by melamine alone or in combination with CA."( The pathologic lesions of liver caused by melamine alone or in combination with cyanuric acid in mice.
Chang, L; She, R; Tong, D; Wu, Q, 2021
)
1.1

Bioavailability

High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) was used to determine melamine oral bioavailability (BA) and urinary excretion. The oral coadministration of 1 mg/kg body weight of melamine and cyanuric acid did not alter significantly the pharmacokinetic profiles in relation to those determined upon individual oral administration of each compound. Administration of equal amounts of each triazine as the preformed melamine cyanurate complex significantly altered the pharmacodynamics.

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"High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) was used to determine melamine oral bioavailability (BA) and urinary excretion."( Oral bioavailability, urinary excretion and organ distribution of melamine in Sprague-Dawley rats by high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.
Chiu, TF; Ho, WA; Huang, CM; Lin, CC; Lin, CH; Lin, LC; Tarng, DC; Tsai, TH; Wu, YT, 2010
)
0.81
" Although the oral coadministration of 1 mg/kg body weight of melamine and cyanuric acid did not alter significantly the pharmacokinetic profiles in relation to those determined upon individual oral administration of each compound, the administration of equal amounts of each triazine as the preformed melamine cyanurate complex significantly altered the pharmacokinetics, with reduced bioavailability of both compounds, lower observed maximum serum concentrations, delayed peak concentrations, and prolonged elimination half lives."( Pharmacokinetics of melamine and cyanuric acid and their combinations in F344 rats.
Beland, FA; Gamboa da Costa, G; Jacob, CC; Vanlandingham, M; Von Tungeln, LS, 2012
)
0.94
" The knowledge of bioavailability of a contaminant in soil can be useful to conduct environmental risk assessment."( Sorption characteristics of cyromazine and its metabolite melamine in typical agricultural soils of China.
Dong, YH; Tang, LL; Toor, G; Wang, H; Wang, HY; Zhao, L, 2014
)
0.65
" The absolute oral bioavailability (F) was 95."( Toxicokinetics and absolute oral bioavailability of melamine in broiler chickens.
Arreesrisom, P; Isariyodom, S; Klangkaew, N; Kumagai, S; Poapolathep, A; Poapolathep, S; Sugita-Konishi, Y, 2015
)
0.67
" bioavailability was 90."( Dispositions and tissue depletion of melamine in ducks.
Giorgi, M; Isariyodom, S; Jermnak, U; Kumagai, S; Poapolathep, A; Poapolathep, S; Suknikom, P, 2016
)
0.71
" Considering the effective role of Klonopin (KNP) in the treatment of epilepsy, KNP quantification in its production process for dose adjustments and checking the purity and also after its usage by patents for bioavailability testing and effectiveness assay is vital."( Klonopin assay using modified electrode with multiwalled carbon nanotubes and poly melamine nanocomposite.
Ghalkhani, M; Khaloo, SS; Mirzaie, RA, 2019
)
0.74
" Finally, the study of theoretical physicochemical properties, the observation of low toxicity (hemolysis assay), and the evaluation of oral bioavailability of the TP derivative showed that it is a possible anti-inflammatory drug candidate."(
Castro, RI; Morales-Quintana, L; Valenzuela-Riffo, F, 2019
)
0.51

Dosage Studied

Melamine is embryo-/fetotoxic at a maternotoxic dose, but not teratogenic in rats. Melamine was dosed continuously from day 125 in both activated sludge treatment systems at an influent concentration of 3 mg/L for about 100 days. During the entire 30 d exposure, the maximum melamine concentrations in eggs were 0·162, 0·998 and 1·784 mg/kg.

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" The dose-response curves for the induction of urolithiasis in weanling rats were extremely steep, consistent with the fact that the formation calculi can occur in urine that is supersaturated, but not in urine that is undersaturated with respect to the stone components."( The induction of bladder stones by terephthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, and melamine (2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine) and its relevance to risk assessment.
Heck, HD; Tyl, RW, 1985
)
0.49
" Radioactivity in plasma or urine co-chromatographed with that of the dosing solution, indicating that melamine is not metabolized in the male Fischer 344 rat."( Metabolism, disposition and excretion of [14C]melamine in male Fischer 344 rats.
Friedman, MA; Jeffcoat, AR; Kraska, RC; Mast, RW; Sadler, BM, 1983
)
0.74
" Acute and chronic inflammation and epithelial hyperplasia of the urinary bladder were found in increased incidence in dosed male mice (2250 and 4500 ppm) in the chronic study."( Urolithiasis and bladder carcinogenicity of melamine in rodents.
Boorman, GA; Haseman, JK; Huff, J; Melnick, RL; Montali, RJ, 1984
)
0.53
" Cats dosed with a combination were euthanized at 48 hours after dosing because of acute renal failure."( Assessment of melamine and cyanuric acid toxicity in cats.
Filigenzi, MS; Lowenstine, LJ; Pesavento, PA; Poppenga, RH; Puschner, B, 2007
)
0.7
" Chronic oral dosing (3."( Estimating meat withdrawal times in pigs exposed to melamine contaminated feed using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
Baynes, RE; Buur, JL; Riviere, JE, 2008
)
0.6
"Fish and pigs were fed a target dosage of melamine (400 mg/kg), cyanuric acid (400 mg/kg), or melamine and cyanuric acid (400 mg of each compound/kg) daily for 3 days and were euthanatized 1, 3, 6, 10, or 14 days after administration ceased."( Evaluation of the renal effects of experimental feeding of melamine and cyanuric acid to fish and pigs.
Andersen, WC; Bataller, N; Boehmer, J; Crowe, JB; de Alwis, GK; Gieseker, CM; Heller, DN; Karbiwnyk, CM; Miller, RA; Nochetto, C; Reimschuessel, R; Reinhard, MK; Roberts, JF; Rummel, N; Satzger, RD; Turnipseed, SB; Ward, J; Wilber, NR; Witkowski, MR, 2008
)
0.85
" A higher dosage of melamine in the diet corresponded to higher concentrations in tissues and eggs."( Tissue deposition and residue depletion in laying hens exposed to melamine-contaminated diets.
Bai, F; Bai, S; Bai, X; Li, Y; Lin, S; Lv, X; Qin, Y; Zhang, K, 2010
)
0.92
" The cows of treatments 1 to 4 were dosed with melamine at 0 (control), 90 (treatment 1), 270 (treatment 2), and 450 (treatment 3) mg/d per cow, respectively."( Transfer efficiency of melamine from feed to milk in lactating dairy cows fed with different doses of melamine.
Bu, DP; Shen, JS; Sun, P; Wang, JQ; Wei, HY; Zhou, LY, 2010
)
0.93
" To determine the dose-response for nephrotoxicity upon coadministration of melamine and cyanuric acid, groups of male and female F344 rats (six animals per sex per group) were fed 0 (control), 7, 23, 69, 229, or 694 ppm of both melamine and cyanuric acid; 1388 ppm melamine; or 1388 ppm cyanuric acid in the diet for 7 days."( Dose-response assessment of nephrotoxicity from a 7-day combined exposure to melamine and cyanuric acid in F344 rats.
Beland, FA; Gamboa da Costa, G; Hattan, DG; Jacob, CC; Olson, GR; Reimschuessel, R; Von Tungeln, LS; Warbritton, AR, 2011
)
0.83
" To conduct a safety assessment for melamine in infant formula, we established a dose-response relationship based on 13 nephrolithiasis cases selected from 932 children, all of whom were under 5 years of age and had potentially been exposed to contaminated milk in China or Taiwan."( A hierarchical Bayesian approach for risk assessment of melamine in infant formula based on cases of related nephrolithiasis in children.
Chan, CC; Chen, CC; Chen, PC; Leonardi, G; Wang, IJ; Wu, KY, 2011
)
0.89
"91) with melamine dosing levels."( Residues of melamine and cyanuric acid in milk and tissues of dairy cows fed different doses of melamine.
Shen, JS; Sun, P; Wang, JQ; Wei, HY, 2011
)
1.17
" These results show that 15-day repeated oral dosing of melamine is embryo-/fetotoxic at a maternotoxic dose, but not teratogenic in rats."( Effects of melamine on pregnant dams and embryo-fetal development in rats.
Kim, HC; Kim, JC; Kim, SH; Lee, IC; Lim, JH; Moon, C; Park, SC; Shin, IS, 2011
)
1.01
" Peak concentrations of MM are reached in the livers and lungs at 12 h after dosing and in hearts, spleens, kidneys, bladders, feces, urine, and plasma at 24 h after dosing."( Characterization of the disposition of melamine in female Sprague-Dawley rats using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Huang, H; Liu, J; Wu, D; Xu, X; Yang, L; Yuan, J; Zhao, Q; Zhou, L; Zhuang, Z, 2011
)
0.64
" Four late-lactation dairy cows (body weight=524±17 kg, days in milk=265±14 d) fitted with ruminal cannulas were dosed with melamine (purity ≥99."( Pathway for the elimination of melamine in lactating dairy cows.
Shen, JS; Sun, P; Wang, JQ; Wei, HY, 2012
)
0.87
" During the entire 30 d exposure, the maximum melamine concentrations in eggs were 0·162, 0·998 and 1·784 mg/kg for the 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg treatment groups, respectively, which demonstrated a linear dose-response relationship."( Melamine residues in eggs of quails fed on diets containing different levels of melamine.
Guo, YM; Wang, L; Zhang, BK, 2012
)
2.08
" Clinical chemistry and histopathology indicated male rats were slightly more affected than female rats following dosing with the 120 and 180 ppm formulations; hydroxyproline excretion also supports this finding."( Metabolomics evaluation of hydroxyproline as a potential marker of melamine and cyanuric acid nephrotoxicity in male and female Fischer F344 rats.
Beger, RD; Bhattacharyya, S; Gamboa da Costa, G; Pence, LM; Schnackenberg, LK; Sun, J, 2012
)
0.62
"Effects of the dosing matrix and timing on the onset of renal crystal formation were evaluated in male and non-pregnant female rats (Fisher 344) exposed to both melamine (MEL) and cyanuric acid (CYA) for 28 days."( Timing and route of exposure affects crystal formation in melamine and cyanuric exposed male and female rats: gavage vs. feeding.
Bandele, O; Black, T; Crosby, T; Evans, E; Ferguson, M; Gamboa da Costa, G; Keltner, Z; Loukotková, L; Nemser, SM; Olejnik, N; Reimschuessel, R; Scott, M; Sprando, RL; Stine, CB; Tkachenko, A; Woodling, K, 2012
)
0.82
" The biomarkers were also evaluated for the ability to differentiate the effects of the compounds when co-administered using diverse dosing schedules (i."( Performance of urinary and gene expression biomarkers in detecting the nephrotoxic effects of melamine and cyanuric acid following diverse scenarios of co-exposure.
Bandele, O; Black, T; Camacho, L; Ferguson, M; Gamboa da Costa, G; Keltner, Z; Olejnik, N; Reimschuessel, R; Scott, M; Sprando, R; Stine, C, 2013
)
0.61
" Melamine was dosed continuously from day 125 in both activated sludge treatment systems at an influent concentration of 3 mg/L for about 100 days."( Fate and toxicity of melamine in activated sludge treatment systems after a long-term sludge adaptation.
Bernards, M; Hu, Z; Sims, A; Xu, S; Zhang, Y, 2013
)
1.62
" When dosed individually, melamine and cyanuric acid kidney residues depleted much faster than those in fish given both compounds together."( Depletion of melamine and cyanuric acid in kidney of catfish Ictalurus punctatus and trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.
Evans, ER; Gieseker, CM; Girard, L; Hasbrouck, NR; Mayer, TD; Nochetto, C; Reimschuessel, R; Stine, CB, 2013
)
1.06
" Fish muscle residues of MEL exhibited a dose-response relationship."( Antioxidant responses and renal crystal formation in rainbow trout treated with melamine administered individually or in combination with cyanuric acid.
Abete, MC; Andersen, W; Brizio, P; Dörr, AJ; Elia, AC; Gasco, L; Pacini, N; Prearo, M; Reimschuessel, R; Righetti, M, 2013
)
0.62
" Both control (CT-SAL) group and pair-fed (CT-VIT) group received the same dosage of CMC and vitamin complex, respectively."( Vitamins C and E reverse melamine-induced deficits in spatial cognition and hippocampal synaptic plasticity in rats.
An, L; Zhang, T, 2014
)
0.71
" In groups dosed with MEL-CA mixtures, melamine and cyanuric acid (1:1) were simultaneously administered at 4, 20, or 100 mg/kg/d for 7 d (i."( Nephrotoxic potential and toxicokinetics of melamine combined with cyanuric acid in rats.
Jeong, HG; Jeong, TC; Kang, MJ; Kang, W; Kim, GH; Kim, H; Kim, HS; Lee, KY; Noh, K; Oh, DG, 2014
)
0.93
" Pigs dosed with 33 mg/kg bw/day of MEL + CYA for 7 days contained residues above the level of concern only in kidney."( Investigation of melamine and cyanuric acid deposition in pig tissues using LC-MS/MS methods.
Bomba, M; Clark, J; Guag, J; Knutson, N; Nemser, SM; Reimschuessel, R; Rhodes, B; Tkachenko, A; Wallace, B; Yacopucci, M, 2015
)
0.76
" Current practices such as process sterilization or antibiotic dosage carry excess costs or encourage the development of antibiotic resistance."( Metabolic engineering of microbial competitive advantage for industrial fermentation processes.
Brevnova, EE; Consiglio, A; Greenhagen, E; Hamilton, M; Lam, FH; LaTouf, WG; MacEwen, K; Shaw, AJ; South, CR; Stephanopoulos, G; van Dijken, H, 2016
)
0.43
" Histopathological changes were significant in females dosed with ≥240 ppm MEL&CYA and in males dosed with ≥180 ppm MEL&CYA; however, the nephrotoxicity biomarkers blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr) were increased only by ≥240 ppm MEL&CYA."( Effects of a 28-day dietary co-exposure to melamine and cyanuric acid on the levels of serum microRNAs in male and female Fisher 344 rats.
Camacho, L; Chang, CW; Gamboa da Costa, G; Porter-Gill, P; Silva, CS; Williams, D, 2016
)
0.7
" A BMD is derived using the full dose-response relationship from all experimental doses and may represent a user-specified response level (e."( Benchmark dose analysis framework for developing wildlife toxicity reference values.
Mayfield, DB; Skall, DG, 2018
)
0.48
" Melamine was dosed at 3 mg/L for about 100 days."( Biodegradation and toxicity of melamine at high activated sludge concentrations in a membrane bioreactor.
Hu, Z; Sun, M; Thompson, A; Xu, S, 2018
)
1.68
" Dose-response relationship was determined by utilizing cumulative occupational exposure dose and DNA damage."( Estimation of formaldehyde occupational exposure limit based on genetic damage in some Iranian exposed workers using benchmark dose method.
Sedghi, R; Vahabi, M; Zendehdel, R, 2018
)
0.48
"0229 across the dosage levels."( Evaluation of cyromazine transferred from feed to chicken products and subsequent assessment of dietary risks to Chinese consumers.
Ji, X; Lyu, W; Qian, M; Wang, J; Wang, X; Yang, H, 2020
)
0.56
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
xenobiotic metaboliteAny metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
triamino-1,3,5-triazine
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
melamine degradation29

Protein Targets (1)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]Homo sapiens (human)Potency0.02510.000214.376460.0339AID588532
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (1,320)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199044 (3.33)18.7374
1990's23 (1.74)18.2507
2000's241 (18.26)29.6817
2010's823 (62.35)24.3611
2020's189 (14.32)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 64.52

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index64.52 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.22 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.77 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index176.48 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index3.18 (0.95)

This Compound (64.52)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials15 (1.11%)5.53%
Reviews51 (3.76%)6.00%
Case Studies12 (0.88%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other1,278 (94.25%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]