Event Name: Melon A
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Cucumis melo - Melon, Cantaloupe
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Developer:
Agritope Inc. (USA)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Delayed ripening/senescence
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Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Modified Product Quality
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
sam-k | Escherichia coli bacteriophage T3 | S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase enzyme | causes delayed ripening by reducing the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), a substrate for ethylene production |
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 |
United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
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Last updated: May 6, 2013