Event Name: DHA Canola
Event Code : NS-B5ØØ27-4
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
Developer: Nuseed Pty Ltd
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Modified oil/fatty acid
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| Lackl-delta12D | Lachancea kluyveri | delta-12-desaturase | converts oleic acid to linoleic acid |
| Picpa-omega-3D | Pichia pastoris | delta-15-/omega-3-desaturase | converts linoleic acid to a-linolenic acid |
| Micpu-delta-6D | Micromonas pusilla | delta-6-desaturase | convert a-linolenic acid to stearidonic acid |
| Pyrco-delta-6E | Pyramimonas cordata | delta-6-elongase | convert stearidonic acid to eicosatetraenoic acid |
| Pavsa-delta-5D | Pavlova salina | delta-5-desaturase | converts eicosatetraenoic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid |
| Pyrco-delta-5E | Pyramimonas cordata | delta-5-elongase | converts eicosapentaenoic acid to docosapentaenoic acid |
| Pavsa-delta-4D | Pavlova salina | delta-4-desaturase | converts docosapentaenoic acid to docosahexaenoic acid |
| 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 |
| Australia | |||
| Canada | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| United States |
Last updated: April 20, 2022
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Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
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