Event Name: MPS961
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: Phytaseed™ Canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
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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 |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
Last updated: May 6, 2013