TABLE 5.

Intended effect and mode of action of the NEPs in maize DP51291.

Protein	Intended effect in GM plant and mode of action
IPD072Aa	The IPD072Aa protein confers resistance to certain coleopteran pests when expressed in plants by causing disruption of their midgut epithelium
PAT	The PAT protein confers tolerance to glufosinate ammonium‐containing herbicides by acetylation of glufosinate ammonium
PMI	The PMI protein was used as a selectable marker because cells can utilise mannose as a carbon source. PMI catalyses the isomerisation of mannose‐6‐phosphate to fructose‐6‐phosphate (Negrotto et al., 2000)