GA21

Touchdown Ready Maize - Maize GA21 (Syngenta)

Approval: 
Lebensmittel und Futtermittel
Inserted gene: 

mepsps

GA21 maize

GA21 maize is one of Syngenta's Roundup Ready maizes. It was genetically engineered by particle acceleration (biolistic) transformation to be tolerant to glyphosate-containing herbicides (Roundup).
Through the transformation three complete copies of the m-epsps gene were inserted into the maize genome.

authorization status: 
feed
food
link to EU authorization: 
EU authorization status
subject to withdrawl and/or bans: 
none

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Related application(s): 
GA21 as food/feed
GA21 cultivation
Bt11 x GA21 as food/feed
agbios database entry
Biosafety Clearing-House entry
Commission Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize GA21
Scientific articles: 
Richard et al. (2005): Differential Effects of Glyphosate and Roundup on Human Placental Cells and Aromatase.
El-Shenawy, N.S. (2009). Oxidative stress responses of rats exposed to Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate.
Caglar, S. & Kolankaya, D. (2008). The effect of sub-acute and sub-chronic exposure of rats to the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup.
Gasnier et al. (2009). Glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic and endocrine disruptors in human cell lines.
Benachour, N. & Séralini, G.E. (2009). Glyphosate formulations induce apoptosis and necrosis in human umbilical, embryonic, and placental cells.
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