Melamine, a basic organic chemical intermediate, can cause renal failure because of the formation of insoluble melamine cyanurate crystals in the kidneys. This study examined a novel fluorescence spectrometry for the determination of trace melamine in dairy. The method was based on the inhibitory effect of melamine on the decolorizing reaction of the uncatalytic oxidation of acridine red by potassium permanganate in a sulfuric acid medium. The calibration graph was linear for melamine concentrations of 2.1 × 10−4–1.6 mg/L, and a detection li...
