Event Name: MON810
Event Code : MON-ØØ81Ø-6
Trade Name: YieldGard™, MaizeGard™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ab | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki | Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| goxv247 * | Ochrobactrum anthropi strain LBAA | glyphosate oxidase | confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides by degrading glyphosate into aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and glyoxylate |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) * | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
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 |
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Last updated: March 18, 2024
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- DA - BPI Approval Registry 2014
- European Food Safety Authority
- European Food Safety Authority
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- Monsanto
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Singapore Food Agency
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
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