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General description
trans-Zeatin contains a hydroxylated isoprenoid side chain.[1]
Application
trans-Zeatin has been used:
as a media supplement for the isolation and culture of pretransitional and transitional embryos[2]
as a culture media supplement for incubating alginate strip culture[3]
as a growth regulator in modified basal Murashige and Skoog medium[4]
Biochem/physiol Actions
Zeatin upon reduction forms zeatin O-glucoside, which is widely present in plants. It possesses transportation and storage functions, along with defence against zeatin oxidases.[5]
trans-Zeatin is a plant cytokinin
