trans-Zeatin has been used:as a media supplement for the isolation and culture of pretransitional and transitional embryosas a culture media supplement for incubating alginate strip cultureas a growth regulator in modified basal Murashige and Skoog medium
Biochem/physiol Actions
trans-Zeatin is a plant cytokinin
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.
General description
trans-Zeatin contains a hydroxylated isoprenoid side chain.