Event Name: Bt10
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: Bt10
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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Developer:
Syngenta
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
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 |
cry1Ab | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki | Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
pat | Streptomyces viridochromogenes | 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 |
South Korea |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
Detection Methods
- EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
- EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
- EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
- GMO Detection Method Database
Last updated: May 6, 2013