Developer:
Suntory Limited (Japan)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Modified flower color

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
5AT	Torenia sp.	anthocyanin 5-acyltransferase (5AT) enzyme	alters the production of a type of anthocyanin called delphinidin
bp40 (f3'5'h)	Viola wittrockiana	Flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) enzyme	catalyzes the production of the blue-coloured anthocyanin pigment delphinidin and its derivatives

 

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
Colombia
Japan
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS