Event Name: T25
Event Code : ACS-ZMØØ3-2
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ Maize
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Chemically mediated introduction into protoplasts and regeneration
GM Trait
s
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Herbicide Tolerance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
pat (syn) | synthetic form of pat gene derived from Streptomyces viridochromogenes strain Tu 494 | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
bla * | Escherichia coli | beta lactamase enzyme | detoxifies beta lactam antibiotics such as ampicillin |
* : 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 |
Argentina | |||
Australia | |||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
European Union | |||
Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Nigeria | |||
Philippines | |||
Russia | |||
Singapore | |||
South Africa | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
Turkey | |||
United States | |||
Vietnam |
* point mouse arrow over year for notes
Last updated: March 24, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Brazil CTNBio
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- EU Scientific Committee on Plants
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- GMO - Compass
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Philippines - Department of Agriculure
- Turkish Biosafety Board Decision
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013