Composition of forage and grain from second-generation insect-protected corn MON 89034 is equivalent to that of conventional corn (Zea mays L.)

J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Jun 25;56(12):4623-30. doi: 10.1021/jf800011u. Epub 2008 May 20.

Abstract

Insect-protected corn hybrids containing Cry insecticidal proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis have protection from target pests and provide effective management of insect resistance. MON 89034 hybrids have been developed that produce both the Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 proteins, which provide two independent modes of insecticidal action against the European corn borer ( Ostrinia nubilalis ) and other lepidopteran insect pests of corn. The composition of MON 89034 corn was compared to conventional corn by measuring proximates, fiber, and minerals in forage and by measuring proximates, fiber, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, antinutrients, and secondary metabolites in grain collected from 10 replicated field sites across the United States and Argentina during the 2004-2005 growing seasons. Analyses established that the forage and grain from MON 89034 are compositionally comparable to the control corn hybrid and conventional corn reference hybrids. These findings support the conclusion that MON 89034 is compositionally equivalent to conventional corn hybrids.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Animals
  • Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Dietary Fiber / analysis
  • Endotoxins / genetics
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hemolysin Proteins / genetics
  • Insect Control / methods*
  • Insecticides
  • Lepidoptera
  • Minerals / analysis
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / chemistry*
  • Vitamins / analysis
  • Zea mays / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Endotoxins
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Insecticides
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis