@article{SpangenbergBroszatBraemer, author = {Bernd Spangenberg and Melanie Broszat and Regina Br{\"a}mer}, title = {A new method for the quantification of Melamine in milk by Absorption Diode Array Thin-Layer Chromatography}, series = {Beitr{\"a}ge aus Forschung und Technik}, number = {2008}, organization = {Institut f{\"u}r Angewandte Forschung (IAF)}, issn = {1866-9352}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ofb1-opus-225}, pages = {78 -- 80}, abstract = {Melamine (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine or cyanuramide, C3H6N6) is a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton (Figure 3.5-1). The molecule contains 66\% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred. The word melamine (from German) is a combination of the word melam (which is a distillation derivative of ammonium thiocyanate) and amine [1]. Melamine is also a metabolite of cyromazine, an insecticide in which the proton of an NH2-group is substituted by a cyclopropyl group.}, language = {en} }