Event Name: MON87769
Event Code : MON87769-7
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Modified oil/fatty acid
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Modified Product Quality
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| Pj.D6D | Primula juliae | delta 6 desaturase protein | desaturates certain endogenous fatty acids resulting in the production of stearidonic acid (SDA), an omega-3 fatty acid |
| Nc.Fad3 | Neurospora crassa | delta 15 desaturase protein | desaturates certain endogenous fatty acids resulting in the production of stearidonic acid (SDA), an omega-3 fatty acid |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) * | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
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 |
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Last updated: September 11, 2019
Documents and Links
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- GMO - Compass
- Indonesia BCH
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Philippines - DA-BPI Biosafety
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - Colombia 2014
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report 2016 - China 2016
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