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Kinetin

suitable for plant cell culture, crystalline

Synonym(s):

6-Furfurylaminopurine, N6-Furfuryladenine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H9N5O
CAS Number:
525-79-1
Molecular Weight:
215.21
Beilstein:
21703
EC Number:
208-382-2
MDL number:
MFCD00075757
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
PubChem Substance ID:
24896197
NACRES:
NA.72

Assay

≥98% (TLC and HPLC)

Quality Level

200

form

crystalline

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white

mp

264-270 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture

SMILES string

C(Nc1ncnc2[nH]cnc12)c3ccco3

InChI

1S/C10H9N5O/c1-2-7(16-3-1)4-11-9-8-10(13-5-12-8)15-6-14-9/h1-3,5-6H,4H2,(H2,11,12,13,14,15)

InChI key

QANMHLXAZMSUEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Kinetin is an artificial cytokinin. It is named due to its ability to stimulate cell division.

Application

Kinetin has been used:
  • in modified Murashige and Skoog (MS) media for shoot initiation(4)
  • as plant growth regulator (PGR) for shoot induction and proliferation(5)
  • to study its effects on the growth of two chlorophyte Microalgae, Haematococcus pluvialis and Dunaliella salina(6)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Kinetin is an adenine-type cytokinin phytohormone that is used in plant culture media such as Murashige & Skoog media in conjunction with auxins such as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), 1-napthaleneacetic acid (NAA) or others to induce the fomation of callus and to regenerate plant tissues from callus.
Kinetin is capable of inducing the opening of grass stomata.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hormones in Growth and Development
Reference Module in Life Sciences (2017)
Hormonal regulation of ion transporters: the guard cell system
New comprehensive biochemistry (1999)
Hugo A Méndez-Hernández et al.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 10(10) (2021-10-24)
Auxin plays a central role in growth and plant development. To maintain auxin homeostasis, biological processes such as biosynthesis, transport, degradation, and reversible conjugation are essential. The Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) family genes codify for the enzymes that esterify indole-3-acetic
Yanmei Chen et al.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 63(1), 1-17 (2010-04-09)
Protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation is a central post-translational modification in plant hormone signaling, but little is known about its extent and function. Although pertinent protein kinases and phosphatases have been predicted and identified for a variety of hormone responses, classical biochemical approaches
Yaling Song et al.
Plant molecular biology, 70(3), 297-309 (2009-03-07)
Aux/IAA and auxin response factor (ARF) are two important families that have been well recognized for their roles in auxin-mediated responses. Aux/IAA proteins are short-lived transcriptional regulators that mediate the auxin responses through interaction with ARF transcription factors. Although quite
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