Chemical Properties
Off White Powder-Tan Coloured Cast
Uses
A well-known, highly active stimulant of cell divisions in plant tissue cultures
Uses
trans-Zeatin-riboside is used in tissue culture systems include control of shoot growth and formation, cell division and inhibition of leaf senescence. Cytokinins promote cell division, stimulate shoot proliferation, inhibit root formation, slow the aging process, and activate gene expression and metabolic activity in general.
Definition
ChEBI: A 9-ribosylzeatin having trans-zeatin as the nucleobase.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Koenig RL; Morris RO; Polacco JC
