Event Name: MPS962

Event Code : not available
Trade Name:
Phytaseed™ Canola

Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip

Developer: BASF

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Traits: Phytase production , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait: (SingularModified Product Quality (PQ)

 

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

 

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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Event Description

Regulatory and Biosafety Information