Safety assessment of Cry1C protein from genetically modified rice according to the national standards of PR China for a new food resource

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 474-481

  Cao, Sishuo ^a   He, Xiaoyun ^b   Xu, Wentao ^a,b   Ran, Wenjun ^a   Liang, Lixing ^a   Luo, YunBo ^a   Yuan, Yanfang ^a   Zhang, Nan ^b   Zhou, Xin ^b   Huang, Kunlun ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Ames test; Cry1C protein; GMO; Micronucleus assay; Oral acute study; Safety assessment; Sperm shape abnormality test

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRY1C PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; RICE; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENETICS; HEAT; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUS;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN STABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79952439452     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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