Developer:
BASF

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Modified starch/carbohydrate , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
gbss (antisense fragment)	Solanum tuberosum	no functional granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) enzyme is produced; production of GBSS enzyme is suppressed by a gene silencing mechanism	reduces the levels of amylose and increases the levels of amylopectin in starch granules
nptII  *	Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon	neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme	allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection

 * : 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
European Union

 

Event Description

• Biosafety Scanner
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• European Food Safety Authority
• European Food Safety Authority
• European Food Safety Authority

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed