Event Name: T14

Event Code : ACS-ZMØØ2-1
Trade Name:
Liberty Link™ Maize

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction: Chemically mediated introduction into protoplasts and regeneration

GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait: (SingularHerbicide Tolerance (HT)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
pat (syn) synthetic form of pat gene derived from Streptomyces viridochromogenes strain Tu 494 phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
bla  * Escherichia coli beta lactamase enzyme detoxifies beta lactam antibiotics such as ampicillin
 * : Selection Marker/Reporter

 

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      
Canada      
Japan      
South Africa      
United States      

Last updated: August 4, 2024

 

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Regulatory and Biosafety Information

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