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Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane

This study aimed to prepare the sugar industry for the possible introduction of genetically modified (GM) sugarcane and derived retail sugar products and to address several potential public concerns regarding the characteristics and safety of these products. GM sugarcane lines with integrated Cry1Ab...

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Autores principales: Wang, Wenzhi, Yang, Benpeng, Wang, Juangang, Feng, Xiaoyan, Feng, Cuilian, Zhao, Tingting, Shen, Linbo, Wang, Qinnan, Wu, Zhuandi, Zhang, Shuzhen, Ma, Zhengqiang
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324438
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.596918
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author Wang, Wenzhi
Yang, Benpeng
Wang, Juangang
Feng, Xiaoyan
Feng, Cuilian
Zhao, Tingting
Shen, Linbo
Wang, Qinnan
Wu, Zhuandi
Zhang, Shuzhen
Ma, Zhengqiang
author_facet Wang, Wenzhi
Yang, Benpeng
Wang, Juangang
Feng, Xiaoyan
Feng, Cuilian
Zhao, Tingting
Shen, Linbo
Wang, Qinnan
Wu, Zhuandi
Zhang, Shuzhen
Ma, Zhengqiang
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description This study aimed to prepare the sugar industry for the possible introduction of genetically modified (GM) sugarcane and derived retail sugar products and to address several potential public concerns regarding the characteristics and safety of these products. GM sugarcane lines with integrated Cry1Ab and EPSPS foreign genes were used for GM sugar production. Traditional PCR, real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed in analyzing leaves, stems, and other derived materials during sugar production, such as fibers, clarified juices, filter mud, syrups, molasses, and final GM sugar product. The toxicity of GM sugar was examined with a feeding bioassay using Helicoverpa armigera larvae. PCR and RT-qPCR results showed that the leaves, stems, fibers, juices, syrups, filter mud, molasses, and white granulated sugar from GM sugarcane can be distinguished from those derived from non-GM sugarcane. The RT-qPCR detection method using short amplified product primers was more accurate than the traditional PCR method. Molecular analysis results indicated that trace amounts of DNA residues remain in GM sugar, and thus it can be accurately characterized using molecular analysis methods. ELISA results showed that only the leaves, stems, fibers, and juices sampled from the GM sugarcane differed from those derived from the non-GM sugarcane, indicating that filter mud, syrup, molasses, and white sugar did not contain detectable Cry1Ab and EPSPS proteins. Toxicity analysis showed that the GM sugar was not toxic to the H. armigera larvae. The final results showed that the GM sugar had no active proteins despite containing trace amounts of DNA residues. This finding will help to pave the way for the commercialization of GM sugarcane and production of GM sugar.
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spelling pubmed-77257922020-12-14 Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane Wang, Wenzhi Yang, Benpeng Wang, Juangang Feng, Xiaoyan Feng, Cuilian Zhao, Tingting Shen, Linbo Wang, Qinnan Wu, Zhuandi Zhang, Shuzhen Ma, Zhengqiang Front Plant Sci Plant Science This study aimed to prepare the sugar industry for the possible introduction of genetically modified (GM) sugarcane and derived retail sugar products and to address several potential public concerns regarding the characteristics and safety of these products. GM sugarcane lines with integrated Cry1Ab and EPSPS foreign genes were used for GM sugar production. Traditional PCR, real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed in analyzing leaves, stems, and other derived materials during sugar production, such as fibers, clarified juices, filter mud, syrups, molasses, and final GM sugar product. The toxicity of GM sugar was examined with a feeding bioassay using Helicoverpa armigera larvae. PCR and RT-qPCR results showed that the leaves, stems, fibers, juices, syrups, filter mud, molasses, and white granulated sugar from GM sugarcane can be distinguished from those derived from non-GM sugarcane. The RT-qPCR detection method using short amplified product primers was more accurate than the traditional PCR method. Molecular analysis results indicated that trace amounts of DNA residues remain in GM sugar, and thus it can be accurately characterized using molecular analysis methods. ELISA results showed that only the leaves, stems, fibers, and juices sampled from the GM sugarcane differed from those derived from the non-GM sugarcane, indicating that filter mud, syrup, molasses, and white sugar did not contain detectable Cry1Ab and EPSPS proteins. Toxicity analysis showed that the GM sugar was not toxic to the H. armigera larvae. The final results showed that the GM sugar had no active proteins despite containing trace amounts of DNA residues. This finding will help to pave the way for the commercialization of GM sugarcane and production of GM sugar. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7725792/ /pubmed/33324438 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.596918 Text en Copyright © 2020 Wang, Yang, Wang, Feng, Feng, Zhao, Shen, Wang, Wu, Zhang and Ma. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Plant Science
Wang, Wenzhi
Yang, Benpeng
Wang, Juangang
Feng, Xiaoyan
Feng, Cuilian
Zhao, Tingting
Shen, Linbo
Wang, Qinnan
Wu, Zhuandi
Zhang, Shuzhen
Ma, Zhengqiang
Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title_full Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title_fullStr Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title_full_unstemmed Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title_short Molecular and Toxicity Analyses of White Granulated Sugar and Other Processing Products Derived From Transgenic Sugarcane
title_sort molecular and toxicity analyses of white granulated sugar and other processing products derived from transgenic sugarcane
topic Plant Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324438
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.596918
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