Event Name: MON809
Event Code : PH-MON-8Ø9-2
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Monsanto Company and Dupont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ab | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki | Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) * | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| goxv247 * | Ochrobactrum anthropi strain LBAA | glyphosate oxidase | confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides by degrading glyphosate into aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and glyoxylate |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
| Canada | |||
| United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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