Event Name: Event 40
Event Code : GOR-7324Ø-2
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Carthamus tinctorius L. - Safflower
Developer: Go Resources Pty Ltd
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Modified oil/fatty acid , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| fatB | Carthamus tinctorius | no functional enzyme produced (production of FATB enzymes or acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases is suppressed by RNA interference) | downregulates fatB gene |
| fad2.2 | Carthamus tinctorius | no functional enzyme is produced (production of delta-12 desaturase enzyme is suppressed by RNA interference) | downregulation of fad2.2 gene |
| hph * | Streptomyces sp. | hygromycin phosphotransferase | allows selection for resistance to the antibiotic hygromycin B |
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 |
| Australia |
Last updated: July 3, 2018
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Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
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