Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)

GM Trait s :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Modified oil/fatty acid

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4)	Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4	herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme	decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide
fatb1-A (sense and antisense segments)	Glycine max	no functional enzyme is produced (production of FATB enzymes or acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases is suppressed by RNA interference)	decreases the transport of saturated fatty acids out of the plastid, thereby increasing their availability to desaturation to 18:1 oleic acid; reduces the levels of saturated fatty acids and increases the levels of 18:1 oleic acid
fad2-1A (sense and antisense)	Glycine max	no functional enzyme is produced (production of delta-12 desaturase enzyme is suppressed by RNA interference)	reduces desaturation of 18:1 oleic acid to 18:2 linoleic acid; increases the levels of monounsaturated oleic acid and decreases the levels of saturated linoleic acid in the seed

 

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
European Union
Japan
Mexico
South Korea
Taiwan

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Korea Biosafety Clearing House
• Ministry of Food and Drug Safety - Korea
• Reuters.com