Fast and Reliable Test Kits for GMO Detection
Today, 79% of the world’s soybean production is achieved with genetically modified (GM) soy and 32% in the case of maize. The worldwide cultivation of GM plants increases every year by millions of hectares. With that comes the need for reliable and efficient GMO screening.
Romer Labs offers an extensive portfolio of immunoassays for sensitive, easy and quick GMO detection. With over 60 test kits, it is possible to detect 16 different traits that occur in corn, soybean, canola, cotton, sugarbeet, alfalfa and rice in various combinations.
The solutions provided by Romer Labs for the detection of GMOs include:
AgraStrip®
Lateral Flow Devices
The AgraStrip® test kits are ready-to-use lateral flow devices (LFD) for on-site testing. These allow a rapid analysis of a wide range of commodities within only 6 minutes (including extraction).
The test kits are available in a qualitative or quantitative format. While qualitative LFDs can be read visually, quantitative tests are used with the AgraVision™ reader, to provide objective results and secure a consistent results documentation. Results are displayed in quantitative ranges (i.e. <0.5% trait, 0.5 – 1.0% trait, 1.0 -5.0% trait, >5% trait).
Efficient high throughput and screening analysis
AgraStrip® Combs have been developed to enable a high throughput and screening analysis.
For high throughput analysis, 8 identical strips are combined to maximize efficiency.
For screening analysis, 3 or 7 different strips are combined on a multi-trait comb with a common extraction procedure. Multi-trait combs are available in quantitative and qualitative formats.
The AgraStrip® Pro GMO test system enables the rapid and simple on-site quantification of GMOs in corn, soy and canola.
The AgraVision™ Pro reader streamlines the entire assay, reducing steps to a bare minimum while setting new standards in accuracy and usability.
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A complete overview can be found below. Click on the item numbers for more information.
TraitChek kits are designed to test bulk grain, single seed, and/or leaf tissue. The kits come complete with strips, microtubes, transfer pipettes (for bulk grain kits), weigh papers (for seed/leaf kits), and leaf stirrers (for seed/leaf kits).
| Item No. | Product | Trait | LOD |
| TraitChek TM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100013111, 100016813 | AgraStrip® RUR-HS Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS | 0.125 % in corn 0.1 % in canola 0.167 % in alfalfa |
| 100013121, 100016823 | AgraStrip® RUR Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS | 0.1 % in soy and sugarbeets; 0.143 % in soy |
| 100013131 | AgraStrip® RUR Seed and Leaf | CP4 EPSPS | qualitative |
| 100013141 | AgraStrip® Cry1F/Cry34Ab Bulk Grain | Bt-Cry1F, Bt-Cry34Ab | 0.5 % in corn |
| 100013151 | AgraStrip® CspB Bulk Seed | CspB | 0.9 % in corn |
| 100013161 | AgraStrip® CspB Seed and Leaf | CspB | qualitative |
| 100013171 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ab Bulk Grain | Bt-Cry1Ab | 0.9 % in corn |
| 100013181 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ab Seed and Leaf | Bt-Cry1Ab | qualitative |
| 100013191 | AgraStrip® Cry1F Seed and Leaf | Bt-Cry1F | qualitative |
| 100013221 | AgraStrip® Cry3Bb Bulk Grain | Bt-Cry3Bb | 0.125 % in corn |
| 100013231 | AgraStrip® Cry3Bb Seed and Leaf | Bt-Cry3Bb | qualitative |
| 100013241, 100016843 | AgraStrip® LL Bulk Grain | PAT | 0.9 % in corn and sugarbeet, 2 % in canola, 0.5 % in soy |
| 100013251 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ab/LL Bulk Grain Combo | Bt-Cry1Ab, PAT | 0.9 % in corn |
| 100013261 | AgraStrip® LL Seed and Leaf | PAT | qualitative |
| 100013271 | AgraStrip LL Bulk Grain for Rice | PAT | 0.05 % in LLRice62, 2 % in LLRice61 |
| 100013291 | AgraStrip® Cry1F Bulk Grain (water extract) | Bt-Cry1F | 0.9 % in corn |
| 100013301 | AgraStrip® Triple Trait Seed and Leaf | CP4 EPSPS, Bt-Cry1A (Bt-Cry1Ab, Bt-Cry1Ac, Bt-Cry1A.105), Bt-Cry3Bb | qualitative |
| 100013311 | AgraStrip® Cry34Ab1 Bulk Grain | Bt-Cry34Ab1 | 0.125 % in corn |
| 100013321 | AgraStrip® PMI Seed and Leaf | PMI | qualitative |
| 100013331 | AgraStrip® PMI Bulk Grain | PMI | 0.5 % in corn |
| 100013341 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ac Seed and Leaf | Cry1Ac | qualitative |
| 100013351 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ac Bulk Grain | Cry1Ac | 0.9 % in cotton |
| 100013361 | AgraStrip® DMO Bulk Grain | DMO | 0.1 % in soy and cotton |
| 100013371 | AgraStrip® DMO Seed and Leaf | DMO | qualitative |
| 100013381 | AgraStrip® Cry2Ab Bulk Grain | Bt-Cry2Ab | 0.9 % in corn, 0.13 % in cotton |
| 100013391 | AgraStrip® EPSPS Bulk Grain | mEPSPS | 0.9 % in corn |
| 100013401 | AgraStrip® EPSPS Bulk Grain Seed and Leaf | mEPSPS | qualitative |
| 100013411 | AgraStrip® VIP Seed and Leaf | VIP3A | qualitative |
| 100013421 | AgraStrip® VIP Bulk Grain | VIP3A | 0.33 % in corn |
| 100013431 | AgraStrip® Cry2Ab, Seed and Leaf Trait Check | Bt-Cry2Ab | qualitative |
| 100013441 | AgraStrip® eCry3.1Ab Bulk Grain | eCry3.1Ab | 0.25 % in corn |
| 100013451 | AgraStrip® eCry3.1Ab Seed and Leaf | eCry3.1Ab | qualitative |
| 100013461 | AgraStrip® Cry1Ac-S Bulk Grain | Cry1Ac | depends on method |
| 100014621 | AgraStrip® RUR Toasted Meal | CP4 EPSPS | 0.9% in toasted soy |
| 100014871 | AgraStrip® Triple Trait Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS, Bt-Cry1A (Bt-Cry1Ab, Bt-Cry1Ac, Bt-Cry1A.105), Bt-Cry3Bb | 0.1 % in corn 0.5 % in corn 0.5 % in corn |
| 100014902 | AgraStrip® Corn Comb w/VIP3A | CP4 EPSPS, PAT, Bt-Cry1A (Bt-Cry1Ab, Bt-Cry1Ac, Bt-Cry1A.105), Bt-Cry3Bb, Bt-Cry1F, Bt-Cry34Ab1, VIP3A | depends on the trait |
| 100014912 | AgraStrip® Quantitative Low-LOD Corn Comb | CP4 EPSPS, Cry1A.105, Cry3Bb, Cry1F, PAT, Cry34Ab1, VIP3A | depends on the trait |
| 100014922 | AgraStrip® Quantitative Corn Comb Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS, Cry3Bb, Cry1A.105, Cry1F, Cry34Ab1, PAT, and/or VIP3A | depends on the trait |
| 100014932 | AgraStrip® Quantitative Soy Comb | CP4 EPSPS, PAT | depends on the trait |
| 100061212 | AgraStrip® Cottonseed Screening Comb Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS, Bt-Cry1A (Bt-Cry1Ab, Bt-Cry1Ac, Bt-Cry1A.105), PAT | depends on the trait |
| 100061222 | AgraStrip® Corn Sreening Comb Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS, Bt-Cry1A (Bt-Cry1Ab, Bt-Cry1Ac, Bt-Cry1A.105), PAT, PMI | depends on the trait |
100065543 | AgraStrip® Pro RUR Bulk Grain | CP4 EPSPS | 0.1 %*
|
100065553 | AgraStrip® Pro LL Bulk Grain Strip | PAT | 0.25 % in soy (LL27) |
1Number of Tests: 100
2Number of Tests: 20
3Number of Tests: 50
*High-sensitive method available with a LOD of 0.05%
AgraQuant®
ELISA Tests
AgraQuant® GMO test kits are accurate and reliable enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) available in qualitative and quantitative formats. Together with a StatFax® or BioTek® ELISA reader, results can be directly interpreted and continuously documented.
AgraQuant® GMO kits are double antibody sandwich ELISAs and use specific antibody coated microwells and an enzyme-labeled analyte conjugate.
GMOChek™ kits are for quantitative bulk grain testing. The kits come complete with 1 breakaway plate (12 strips of wells) and transfer pipettes.
A complete overview can be found below. Click on the item numbers for more information.
| Item No. | Product | Trait | Range |
| GMOChek TM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100014531 | AgraQuant® Soya Toasted Meal GMOChek™ | CP4 EPSPS | 0.3 – 2.5 % |
| 100014541 | AgraQuant® RUR Soya Grain GMOChek™ | CP4 EPSPS | 0.3 – 2.5 % |
| 100014591 | AgraQuant® Cry1Ab Maize GMOChek™ | Bt-Cry1Ab | 0.15 – 2.0 % |
| Item No. | Product | Trait | Range |
| Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10001455 | RUR Soya Standards - Full Fat Flour (for flour, meal and grit) | ||
| 10001456 | RUR Soya Standards - Defatted Flour | ||
| 10001457 | RUR Soya Standards - Protein Isolate | ||
1Number of Tests: 96
2Number of Tests: 960
3includes 10 Plates and 96 Wells
| Item No. | Product | Description |
| Readers for Result Quantification | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10002756 | StatFax® 4700 ELISA Reader (Awareness Technology, Inc.) | to be used for GMOChek™ only |
| 10002730 | ELx800 UV Reader (BioTek Instruments Inc.) | to be used for GMOChek™ and SeedChek™ ELISA products |
| 10002699 | ChroMate® 4300 ELISA Reader (Awareness Technology, Inc.) | to be used for GMOChek™ and SeedChek™ ELISA products |
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