Event Name: NK603 x T25
Event Code : MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 x ACS-ZMØØ3-2
Trade Name: Roundup Ready™ Liberty Link™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance
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 |
| 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 |
| bla * | Escherichia coli | beta lactamase enzyme | detoxifies beta lactam antibiotics such as ampicillin |
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 |
| Brazil | |||
| Canada | |||
| Colombia | |||
| European Union | |||
| Japan | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Philippines | |||
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| Zambia |
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Last updated: March 24, 2020
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agriland - Ireland
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
- CIB - Brazil
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- Zambia Biosafety Clearing House
Detection Methods
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