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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-00-026 Element specific method icon Bt176 (176) (SYN-EV176-9) Maize bar Qualitative duplex PCR method for detection of pat gene; bar gene (partim pat) (Debode et al., 2016)
QL-ELE-00-027 Element specific method icon multiple events multiple species bar Qualitative LAMP method for detection of phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (bar) gene (Li et al., 2018)
QL-ELE-00-028 Element specific method icon multiple events multiple species pat Qualitative LAMP method for detection of phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (pat) gene (Li et al., 2018)
QL-ELE-00-029 Element specific method icon multiple events multiple species CP4-epsps Qualitative LAMP method for detection of CP4-epsps gene (Li et al., 2018)
QL-ELE-00-030 Element specific method icon multiple events Cotton Cry1Ac Qualitative LAMP method for detection of Cry1Ac gene (Li et al., 2018)
QL-ELE-00-031 Element specific method icon multiple events multiple species P-FMV Qualitative LAMP method for detection of Figwort Mosaic Virus 35S (FMV) promoter (Li et al., 2019)
QL-EVE-BN-002 Event specific method icon RT73 (GT73) (MON-00073-7) Oilseed Rape GT73 insert Qualitative PCR method for detection of oilseed rape event GT73 (Pan et al., 2007)
QL-EVE-CP-001 Event specific method icon Huanong N 1 Papaya Huanong N 1 insert Qualitative PCR method for detection of papaya event Huanong N1 (Wei et al., 2016)

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.