Event Name: DAS44406-6
Event Code : DAS-444Ø6-6
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
Developer: Dow AgroSciences LLC
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , 2,4-D herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| aad-12 | Delftia acidovorans | aryloxyalkanoate di-oxygenase 12 (AAD-12) protein | catalyzes the side chain degradation of 2,4-D herbicide |
| 2mepsps | Zea mays | 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme (double mutant version) | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby increasing tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| pat | Streptomyces viridochromogenes | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
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 |
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| China | |||
| Colombia | |||
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| Malaysia | |||
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Last updated: March 23, 2021
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
- Approval Registry of Regulated Articles for Direct Use as Food and Feed/or Processing-Philippines
- CIBIOGEM - Mexico
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Food Standards Australia New Zeland
- INVIMA - Colombia
- Iran Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- MinAgri Argentina
- Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca - Argentina
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
- National Biosafety Technical Committee (CTNBio) - Brazil
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- USDA APHIS
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - South Africa 2014
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