Look up: kinetin

1. kinetin
   (= 6-furfurylaminopurine) A cytokinin used as a component of plant tissue culture media. Obtained by heat-treatment of DNA, and does not occur naturally in plants.
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2. kinetin
   <plant biology> A cytokinin used as a component of plant tissue culture media. Obtained by heat treatment of DNA and does not occur naturally in plants. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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3. kinetin
   kinetin (kī'nutin) , one of a group of chemically similar plant hormones, the cytokinins, that promote cell division. In some instances kinetin acts together with another hormone, indoleacetic acid, or auxin; in other cases it acts in opposition to auxin.
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4. Kinetin
   --> --> --> `Kinetin` is a kind of cytokinin, a class of plant hormone that promotes cell division. Kinetin was originally isolated by Miller (February 19, 1923 – ) and Skoog et al. as a compound from autoclaved herring sperm DNA that had cell division-promoting activity. It was given ...
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