Event Name: CBH-351
Event Code : ACS-ZMØØ4-3
Trade Name: Starlink™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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Developer:
Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
s
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
,
Lepidopteran insect resistance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)
Herbicide Tolerance
+
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
bar | Streptomyces hygroscopicus | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
cry9C | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tolworthi strain BTS02618A | Cry9C delta endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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 |
United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013