glyphosate oxidoreductase

An enzyme from the micro-organism Ochrobactrum anthropi, which catalyses the break-down of glyphosate. If the encoding gene (called goxv247) is inserted and properly expressed in a plant, these plants become tolerant of the application of glyphosate- and/or sulfosate-containing herbicides. An alteRNAtive to CP4 EPSPS or glyphosate oxidase encoded glyphosate tolerance.