QuickStix™ Kit for HERCULEX™ RW (Cry34) - AQ/AS 054


Catalog Numbers:
  • AQ 054 BG (Bulk Grain – Quantitative)
  • AS 054 BG (Bulk Grain – Qualitative)
  • AS 054 LS (Leaf & seed)

Detects: Cry34Ab1 protein at levels typically expressed in HERCULEX™ RW and Genuity™ SmartStax™ varieties of corn grain, leaf and single seed


Format: Lateral flow membrane strips (dipsticks), 100 strips/kit, sealed in 2 desiccated, reclosable plastic canisters; also includes all disposables needed to run the tests

Matrix: BG - bulk grain; LS - leaf and seed tissue

LOD (Limit of Detection):
  • AQ 054 BG - 0.5% (1 positive kernel in 200) for a visual read.
    - Quantification then enabled using the QuickScan System.
  • AS 054 BG - 0.5% (1 in 200)
  • AS 054 LS - presence or absence only in leaf or single seed tissue

Reagents: Extraction Buffer (provided) for leaf & seed. None required for bulk grain (tap water Common Extraction).

Results In: 5 minutes or less

Analyte Trade Names (principal brands): HERCULEX™ RW (registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC); Genuity™ SmartStax™ (trademark of Monsanto)

GIPSA-APPROVED! Click here to view the USDA GIPSA Certificate of Performance.

Click here to view the list of approved testing methods (page 2 shows GMOs).


More information from GIPSA on Handling Biotech Grain. Click Here




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