Kinetin acts as plant growth accelerator, auxin, plant growth regulator, plant cell division promotor. It also acts as cell division factor found in various plant parts and in yeast. A plant growth regulator. Augments growth of microbial cultures.
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Applications
Kinetin acts as plant growth accelerator, auxin, plant growth regulator, plant cell division promotor. It also acts as cell division factor found in various plant parts and in yeast. A plant growth regulator. Augments growth of microbial cultures.
Solubility
Soluble in water (<1mg/mL) at 25°C, Acetic acid (49.00-51.00 mg/ml), DMSO (43 mg/ml) at 25°C, ethanol (<1mg/mL) at 25°C, 0.1 N Sodium hydroxide (1% w/v), methanol (slightly), and dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide (freely).
Notes
Protect from heat. Store at -20°C. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Carlos O. Miller; Folke Skoog; Malcolm H. Von Saltza; F. M. Strong. Kinetin, a Cell Division Factor from Deoxyribonucleic Acid.J. Am. Chem. Soc.1955, 77 (5), 1392-1392.
- DJ Osborne. Effect of Kinetin on Protein & Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Xanthium Leaves During Senescence.Plant Physiol.1962, 37 (5), 595-602..
- Enhances the rate of cell-division in plants: Plant Physiol., 54, 644 (1974).