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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-ELE-00-002 Element specific method icon Tomato Nema 282F Tomato nptII Qualitative PCR method for detection of neomycin phosphotransferase II gene (nptII) (ISO 21569:2005)
QL-ELE-00-003 Element specific method icon Tomato Nema 282F Tomato nptII Qualitative PCR method for detection of neomycin phosphotransferase II gene (nptII) (BVL, 1998)
QL-ELE-00-004 Element specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean CaMV P-35S Qualitative PCR method for detection of CaMV 35S promoter (Lipp et al., 2001)
QL-ELE-00-005 Element specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean CaMV P-35S Qualitative PCR method for detection of CaMV 35S promoter (ISO 21569:2005)
QL-ELE-00-006 Element specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean T-nos Qualitative PCR method for detection of nopaline synthase (nos) terminator (BVL, 1998)
QL-ELE-00-007 Element specific method icon Tomato Nema 282F Tomato T-nos Qualitative PCR method for detection of nopaline synthase (nos) terminator (EU-Project SMT4-CT96-2072:1998)
QL-ELE-00-008 Element specific method icon multiple events multiple species P-nos Qualitative PCR method for detection of nopaline synthase (nos) promoter (BVL, 2013)
QL-ELE-00-009 Element specific method icon 40-3-2 (MON-04032-6) Soybean T-nos Qualitative PCR method for detection of nopaline synthase (nos) terminator (Lipp et al., 2001)

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.