Event Name: DAS40278
Event Code : DAS-4Ø278-9
Trade Name: Enlist™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Dow AgroSciences LLC
Method of Trait Introduction: Whiskers-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: 2,4-D herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| aad-1 | synthetic form of the aad-1 gene from Sphingobium herbicidovorans | aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase 1 (AAD-1) protein | detoxifies 2,4-D herbicide by side-chain degradation and degrades the R-enantiomers of aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides |
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 |
| Argentina | |||
| Australia | |||
| Brazil | |||
| Canada | |||
| China | |||
| Colombia | |||
| European Union | |||
| Indonesia | |||
| Iran | |||
| Japan | |||
| Malaysia | |||
| Mexico | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| Paraguay | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Russia | |||
| Singapore | |||
| South Africa | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Taiwan | |||
| Turkey | |||
| United States |
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Last updated: October 18, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
- Biosafety Clearing House - Colombia
- Biosafety Permit for Direct Use - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CIB - Brazil
- EU Register of Authorized GMOs
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Korean Biosafety Clearing House
- Media Statement: South Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social - Colombia
- National Biosafety Board Commission - Malaysia
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture -APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - Colombia 2014
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