A cytokinin and plant growth regulator
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Kinetin

Item No. 20712

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Technical Information
Formal Name
N-(2-furanylmethyl)-9H-purin-6-amine
CAS Number
525-79-1
Synonyms
  • 6-Furfurylaminopurine
  • MB-905
  • N6-furfuryladenine
  • NSC 23119
Molecular Formula
C10H9N5O
Formula Weight
215.2
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMSO: 0.33 mg/ml
λmax
210, 268 nm
SMILES
C12=NC=NC1=C(NCC3=CC=CO3)NC=N2
InChi Code
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
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Kinetin is a cytokinin and plant growth regulator.1,2 It increases the percentage of tetraploid cells in mitosis in mature P. sativum root segments when used at a concentration of 3.2 µM.1 Kinetin (2 mg/L) decreases P. maritimum seed germination, leaf number, leaf length, and root length.2 It increases GSH levels, decreases glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity, and reduces thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels in human skin fibroblasts when used at a concentration of 10 µM.3 Kinetin also inhibits the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in infected Calu-3 and Huh7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.4 Formulations containing kinetin have been used as plant growth regulators in agriculture.

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Torry, J.G. Kinetin as trigger for mitosis in mature endomitotic plant cells. Exp. Cell Res. 23, 281-299 (1961).

    2. Redhwan, A., Acemi, A., and Özen, F. Effects of plant growth regulators on in vitro seed germination, organ development and callogenesis in Pancratium maritimum L. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. 154, 97-110 (2023).

    3. Jabłońska-Trypuć, A., Matejczyk, M., and Czerpak, R. N6-benzyladenine and kinetin influence antioxidative stress parameters in human skin fibroblasts. Mol. Cell Biochem. 413(1-2), 97-107 (2016).

    4. Souza, T.M.L., Pinho, V.D., Setim, C.F., et al. Preclinical development of kinetin as a safe error-prone SARS-CoV-2 antiviral able to attenuate virus-induced inflammation. Nat. Commun. 14(1), 199 (2023).