kinetinn.
/ˈkʌɪnᵻtɪn/, U.S. /ˈkɪnətn/, /ˈkaɪnətn/ Biochemistry.
6–Furfurylaminopurine, C10H9N5O, a compound that is a decomposition product of the deoxyadenosine present in DNA and promotes cell division in plants.
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kinetin1955
1955 C. Miller et al. in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LXXVII. 1392/1 The name kinetin is proposed for this substance.
1955 C. Miller et al. in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LXXVII. 2662/2 It was concluded that kinetin most probably is 6–furfurylaminopurine... The correctness of this structure has now been verified by synthesis.
1957 Times 11 Sept. 6/2 The practical uses of such substances as gibberellic acid and kinetin could not be forecast until further experiments were completed.
1971 I. D. J. Phillips Introd. Biochem. & Physiol. Plant Growth Hormones i. 32 Kinetin does not occur naturally in plants.
1973 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 277/1 Enlargement of [cambial] rays, both in height and width, was also obtained in pine plants by the application of a mixture of kinetin and auxin.
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