I-Sulfonated melamine formaldehyde (melamine), eyaziwa ngokuba yi-melamine, i-protein essence, i-molecular formula yi-C3H6N6, i-IUPAC ebizwa ngokuthi "1,3, 5-triazine-2,4, 6-triamine", yi-triazine-containing heterocyclic organic compounds njengekhemikhali. iimpahla ezingekasilwa. Yikristale emhlophe ye-monoclinic, phantse ayinavumba, inyibilika kancinane emanzini (kwiqondo lobushushu begumbi 3.1g/L), i-soluble kwi-methanol, i-formaldehyde, i-acetic acid, i-glycol eshushu, i-glycerin, i-pyridine, njl., ayinyibiliki kwi-acetone, i-ether, eyingozi. kumzimba womntu, ayinakusetyenziswa ekwenzeni ukutya okanye izongezo zokutya.