Developer:
BASF

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Modified starch/carbohydrate

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
gbss (antisense fragment)	Solanum tuberosum	no functional granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) enzyme is produced; production of GBSS enzyme is suppressed by a gene silencing mechanism	reduces the levels of amylose and increases the levels of amylopectin in starch granules

 

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
United States

 

Event Description

• US Food and Drug Administration

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• US Food and Drug Administration