Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Modified alpha amylase , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
amy797E	synthetic gene derived from Thermococcales spp.	thermostable alpha-amylase enzyme	enhances bioethanol production by increasing the thermostability of amylase used in degrading starch
pmi  *	Escherichia coli	Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme	metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

Summary of 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
Brazil
Canada
China
Colombia
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
Russian Federation
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CIB - Brazil
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• INVIMA - Colombia
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• GMO Detection Method Database