Event Name: Event EE1
Event Code : Event EE1
Trade Name: BARI Bt Begun-1, -2, -3 and -4
Crop: Solanum melongena - Eggplant
Developer: Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (MAHYCO)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
| aad * | Escherichia coli | 3''(9)-O-aminoglycoside adenylyltransferase enzyme | allows selection for resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics such as spectinomycin and streptomycin |
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 |
| Bangladesh | |||
| Philippines |
Last updated: October 25, 2022
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