EnviroLogix is the
first to offer one simple corn extract for screening all its GM
corn tests. Now users can just extract the corn sample with tap
water, drop in the appropriate QuickStix™ strips and read the
results. This innovative method increases the throughput of
facilities that need to run more than one test on a sample, by
saving preparation time.
This innovative time saver is now available through an easier
test method for its Cry1Ab (Bt) QuickStix test kit. With this
improved test, the corn is extracted with tap water and requires
no buffer addition. QuickStix Cry1Ab test kits provide easily
understood "yes/no" results within 2-5 minutes for testing grain
in the field, at the elevator, rail/ship terminals, processing
plants or wherever convenience and speed are critical.
QuickStix Cry1Ab strips (Cat. No. AS 003 BG) detect the
presence of the Cry1Ab protein (Bt11 or Mon810 events) at the
levels typically expressed in genetically modified corn grain.
Each QuickStix kit is packaged for 100 tests with a list price
of $350. Kits are immediately available directly from
EnviroLogix.
EnviroLogix is licensed by Monsanto to develop and market
tests for transgenic traits in a number of crops, including
Roundup Ready® soybeans, corn, cotton and canola. Other products
developed by EnviroLogix include tests for biotechnology
enhanced Bt corn. EnviroLogix develops, manufactures and markets
immunoassay test kits for the food safety and water quality
markets and offers custom antibody and assay development
services.
