Event Name: T120-7
Event Code : ACS-BVØØ1-3
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ sugarbeet
Crop: Beta vulgaris - Sugar Beet
Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| pat | Streptomyces viridochromogenes | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
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 |
| Canada | |||
| Japan | |||
| United States |
Last updated: July 26, 2019
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Health Canada
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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