Event Name: Melon B
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Cucumis melo - Melon, Cantaloupe
Developer: Agritope Inc. (USA)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Delayed ripening/senescence , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
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 |
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
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