Event Name: DBT418
Event Code : DKB-89614-9
Trade Name: Bt Xtra™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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Developer:
Monsanto Company (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 |
cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
bar | Streptomyces hygroscopicus | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
pinII | Solanum tuberosum | protease inhibitor protein | enhances defense against insect predators by reducing the digestibility and nutritional quality of the leaves |
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 |
Australia | |||
Canada | |||
Japan | |||
New Zealand | |||
Philippines | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
United States |
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Last updated: April 25, 2014
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- DA - BPI Approval Registry - Unrenewed
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013