Event Name: 23-18-17 (Event 18)
Event Code : CGN-89111-8
Trade Name: Laurical™ Canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
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Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Modified oil/fatty acid
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Modified Product Quality
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
te | Umbellularia californica (bay leaf) | 12:0 ACP thioesterase enzyme | increases the level of triacylglycerides containing esterified lauric acid (12:0) |
nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
* : 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 |
Canada | |||
United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Health Canada
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013