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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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This EU Database of Reference Methods for GMO Analysis has been developed by the Joint Research Centre as European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF), in collaboration with the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL).

It aims at providing a list of reference methods for GMO analysis that have been:

  • validated in a collaborative trial, according to the principles and requirements of ISO 5725 and/or IUPAC protocol

or

  • verified by the EURL GMFF in the context of compliance with a EU legislative act.

All efforts have been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate and correct but no responsibility can be taken for the data and information reported in the GMOMETHODS database and the related PDF Summary.

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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-CP-001 Species specific method icon none Papaya CHY Qualitative PCR method for detection of papaya chymopapain gene (CHY) (Wei et al., 2013)
QL-TAX-DC-001 Species specific method icon none Carnation ANS Qualitative PCR method for detection of carnation anthocyanidin synthase gene (ANS) (EURL GMFF, 2007)
QL-TAX-GM-001 Species specific method icon none Soybean LE1 Qualitative PCR method for detection of soybean lectin gene (LE1) (Barbau-Piednoir et al., 2014)
QL-TAX-GM-002 Species specific method icon none Soybean LE1 Qualitative PCR method for detection of soybean lectin gene (LE1) (ISO 21569:2005)
QL-TAX-GM-008 Species specific method icon none Soybean LE1 Qualitative PCR method for detection of soybean lectin gene (LE1) (DMIF-GEN, 1998)
QL-TAX-LU-001 Species specific method icon none Flax SAD Qualitative PCR method for detection of flax stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene (SAD) (EURL GMFF, 2009)
QL-TAX-OS-002 Species specific method icon none Rice pld Qualitative PCR method for detection of rice Phospholipase D alpha 2 gene (pld) (EURL GMFF, 2006)
QL-TAX-OS-003 Species specific method icon none Rice GOS9 Qualitative PCR method for detection of rice root-specific GOS9 gene (EURL GMFF, 2008)

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.