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Last update: 21/11/2025


GMOMETHODS

GMOMETHODS provides information on EU reference methods for GMO Analysis that have been validated according to the principles and requirements of international standards. Data is retrieved from peer-reviewed journals and final reports of collaborative studies.

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Number of methods found: 224

Legend: Event specific method icon Event specific Element specific method icon Element specific Construct specific method icon Construct specific
Species specific method icon Species specific Plant specific method icon Plant specific

ID Sort by ID Event name Sort by event Species Sort by species Genetic target Sort by genetic target Description Sort by description
QL-TAX-OS-006 Species specific method icon none Rice SPS Qualitative PCR method for detection of rice sucrose-phosphate synthase gene (SPS) (Jiang et al., 2009)
QL-TAX-PS-001 Species specific method icon none Pea PSL Qualitative PCR method for detection of pea lectin gene (PSL) (Debode et al., 2016)
QL-TAX-SL-001 Species specific method icon none Tomato PG Qualitative PCR method for detection of tomato polygalacturonase gene (PG) (ISO 21569:2005)
QL-TAX-SL-005 Species specific method icon none Tomato LAT52 Qualitative PCR method for detection of tomato LAT52 gene (Yang et al., 2008)
QL-TAX-ZM-002 Species specific method icon none Maize ADH1 Qualitative PCR method for detection of maize alcoholdeydrogenase 1 gene (ADH1) (Barbau-Piednoir et al., 2014)
QL-TAX-ZM-003 Species specific method icon none Maize IVR1 Qualitative PCR method for detection of maize invertase gene (IVR1) (ISO 21569:2005)
QT-CON-00-001 Construct specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean CP4-epsps / CTP Quantitative PCR method for detection of the junction between the chloroplast transit peptide (CTP) and the CP4-epsps gene (Shindo et al., 2002)
QT-CON-00-002 Construct specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean CP4-epsps / CTP Quantitative PCR method for detection of the junction between the chloroplast transit peptide (CTP) sequence and the CP4-epsps gene (Hird et al., 2003)

Related publications:

  • Bonfini, L., et al. "GMOMETHODS: The European Union Database of Reference Methods for GMO Analysis." Journal of AOAC International, vol. 95, no. 6, 1 Nov. 2012, pp. 1713-1719.
  • Bonfini, L., "In Silico Proposal of Screening Strategies for Detecting EU Authorised GMOs." European Commission, Ispra, JRC131782, 2023.