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zeatin
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Zeatin is a cytokinin derived from adenine, which occurs in the form of a cis- and a trans-isomer and conjugates. Zeatin was discovered in immature corn kernels from the genus Zea. It promotes growth of lateral buds and when sprayed on meristems stimulates cell division to produce bushier plants.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H13N5O
- Molecular weight
- 219.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methyl-4-(7H-purin-6-ylamino)but-2-en-1-ol
- SMILES
- CC(=CCNC1=NC=NC2=C1NC=N2)CO
- InChIKey
- UZKQTCBAMSWPJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.7
- Polar surface area
- 86.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
1,996 papers- Zeatin: The 60th anniversary of its identification.Plant physiology · 2023
- Yeasts producing zeatin.PeerJ · 2019
- Cytokinin oxidase regulates rice grain production.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2005
- Wheat cis-zeatin-O-glucosyltransferase cZOGT1 interacts with the Ca2+-dependent lipid binding protein TaZIP to regulate senescence.Journal of experimental botany · 2023
- The trans-zeatin-type side-chain modification of cytokinins controls rice growth.Plant physiology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 219.112
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₃N₅O
- Commons category
- Zeatin
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=CCNC1=NC=NC2=C1NC=N2)CO
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4 sectionsContents
- Occurrence
- Application
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Zeatin is a cytokinin derived from adenine, which occurs in the form of a cis- and a trans-isomer and conjugates. Zeatin was discovered in immature corn kernels from the genus Zea. It promotes growth of lateral buds and when sprayed on meristems stimulates cell division to produce bushier plants.
== Occurrence == Zeatin and its derivatives occur in many plant extracts and are the active ingredient in coconut milk, which causes plant growth.