Analysis of melamine and analogs in complex matrices: Advances and trends

Tingting Wang; Junfeng Ma; Yihui Chen; Ying Li; Lihua Zhang; Yukui Zhang

doi:10.1002/jssc.201600854

Analysis of melamine and analogs in complex matrices: Advances and trends

J Sep Sci. 2017 Jan;40(1):170-182. doi: 10.1002/jssc.201600854. Epub 2016 Oct 25.

Authors

Tingting Wang¹, Junfeng Ma², Yihui Chen³, Ying Li¹, Lihua Zhang⁴, Yukui Zhang⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials and Chemical Engineering/School of safety engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, China.
² Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Xiangshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Xiangshan, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.

PMID: 27723251
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600854

Abstract

The analysis of melamine and its analogs is of increasing research interest. Owing to their high nitrogen content and low price, they were deliberately added to artificially enhance protein concentration in a number of different types of human and animal food sources. In addition, environmental water might also be contaminated by melamine due to its use in the chemical industry and the degradation of the pesticide cyromazine. Herein we provide a detailed overview of recently developed materials and techniques for the analysis of melamine and its analogs in complex matrices, especially in dairy products (e.g., milk and powdered milk) and environmental water.

Keywords: Food analysis; Melamine; Sample preparation; Sorbents; Water analysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Dairy Products / analysis*
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Food Analysis / methods*
Food Contamination / analysis
Milk / chemistry
Triazines / analysis*
Water / chemistry*

Substances

Triazines
Water
melamine