Event Name: HCEM485
Event Code : HCEM485
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Stine Seed Farm, Inc (USA)
Method of Trait Introduction: Aerosol Beam Injection
GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| 2mepsps | Zea mays | 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme (double mutant version) | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby increasing tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
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: October 7, 2014
Documents and Links
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Office of the Federal Register (USA)
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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