Cytokinins are organic chemical compounds containing Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen, whose structure resembles that of Adenine. They promote cell division and have other similar functions to Kinetin, which was the first cytokinin discovered and named because of its ability to promote cytokinesis (cell division).
Despite being a natural compound, Kinetin is not made by plants, which leads to it being thought of as a “synthetic” Cytokinin. (A hormone synthesized somewhere other than in the plant.)
In today’s plants the most common form of naturally occurring cytokinin is called Zeatin which was isolated from corn (Zea mays). Cytokinins have been found in almost all higher plants as well as mosses, fungi, bacteria, and also in the RNA of many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Today there are more than 200 natural and synthetic Cytokinins combined. Cytokinin concentrations are highest in
meristematic regions and areas of continuous growth potential such as roots, young leaves, developing fruits, and seeds (Arteca, 1996; Mauseth, 1991; Raven, 1992; Salisbury and Ross, 1992).
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