Toxicological evaluation of proteins introduced into food crops

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 25-42

  Hammond, Bruce ^a   Kough, John ^b   Herouet Guicheney, Corinne ^c   Jez, Joseph M ^d  

^a International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c BAYER AG   (Germany)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food processing; Food safety; Genetically modified crops; History of safe use; Threshold of toxicological concern

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; COOKING; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD CROP; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTOXICITY; GRAPE; LETTUCE; MAIZE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAPESEED; REVIEW; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; TOMATO; TOXICOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84887172330     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408444.2013.842956     Document Type: Review

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