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N-Cyclopropylmelamine

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Description

N-cyclopropylmelamine (also known as cyromazine), a triazine compound, is an insect growth regulator (IGR) insecticide that is effective against Drosophila melanogaster. Trizine-based compounds are among the most commonly used herbicides and insecticides in the United States and can be a pollutant of runoff water. Pseudomonas sp. A degrades N-cyclopropylmelamine by deaminating the two amino groups, followed by deamination of the N-cyclopropyl group, to form cyanuric acid ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6477516|Cook et al., 1984]).