Event Name: GR2E
Event Code : IR-00GR2E-5
Trade Name: Golden Rice
Crop: Oryza sativa L. - Rice
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Developer:
International Rice Research Institute
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Mannose metabolism
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Enhanced Provitamin A Content
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Modified Product Quality
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
crt1 | Pantoea ananatis | phytoene desaturase enzyme CRTI | catalyzes the conversion of 15-cis-phytoene to all-trans-lycopene |
psy1 | Zea mays | phytoene synthase ZmPSY1 | converts geranylgeranyl diphosphate into phytoene, and acts upstream of CRTI in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway |
pmi * | Escherichia coli | Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme | metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants |
* : Selection Marker/Reporter
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 |
Australia | |||
Canada | |||
New Zealand | |||
Philippines | |||
United States |
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Last updated: March 23, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Food and Drug Administration - USA
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
Last updated: March 21, 2018