Developer:
BASF

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Phytase production , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
nptII  *	Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon	neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme	allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection
phyA	Aspergillus niger var. van Tieghem	3-phytase enzyme	increases the breakdown of plant phytates which bind phosphorus and makes the latter available to monogastric animals

 * : 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

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• US Food and Drug Administration