Sulfonated melamine formaldehyde (melamine), i kapa ʻia he melamine, protein essence, molecular formula C3H6N6, IUPAC i kapa ʻia ʻo "1,3, 5-triazine-2,4, 6-triamine", he triazine i loaʻa i ka heterocyclic organic compounds like me kemika mea maka. He aniani monoclinic keʻokeʻo, aneane ʻaʻohe ʻala, hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wai (ma ka lumi wela 3.1g/L), hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka methanol, formaldehyde, acetic acid, hot glycol, glycerin, pyridine, etc., insoluble in acetone, ether, pōʻino. i ke kino kanaka, ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia i ka hana ʻai a i ʻole nā mea hoʻohui meaʻai.