Event Name: 3272
Event Code : SYN-E3272-5
Trade Name: Enogen™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Syngenta
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Modified alpha amylase , Mannose metabolism
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| amy797E | synthetic gene derived from Thermococcales spp. | thermostable alpha-amylase enzyme | enhances bioethanol production by increasing the thermostability of amylase used in degrading starch |
| pmi * | Escherichia coli | Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme | metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants |
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 | 2021 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Australia | 2008 | ||
| Brazil | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Canada | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 |
| China | 2013 * | 2013 * | |
| Colombia | 2016 | ||
| Indonesia | 2011 | ||
| Japan | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Malaysia | 2016 | 2016 * | |
| Mexico | 2008 | ||
| New Zealand | 2008 | ||
| Paraguay | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Philippines | 2008 * | 2008 * | |
| Russia | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Singapore | 2018 | ||
| South Korea | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Taiwan | 2010 | ||
| Thailand | 2022 | ||
| United States | 2007 | 2007 | 2011 |
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Last updated: December 26, 2024
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CIB - Brazil
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- FDHA- Switzerland
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- INVIMA - Colombia
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- List of approved Genetically Modified Crops for use as food or as food ingredients in Singapore (As at 22 Oct 2018)
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
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