Event Name: T14
Event Code : ACS-ZMØØ2-1
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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- Authorizations
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Developer:
Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Chemically mediated introduction into protoplasts and regeneration
GM Trait
s
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Herbicide Tolerance
Summary of 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
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 |
Canada | |||
Japan | |||
South Africa | |||
United States |
Last updated: July 26, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- Center fo Environmental Risk Assessment
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013