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The roles of the different cytokinin structures are discussed in relation to our knowledge of their biological activities, endogenous occurrence and metabolism.
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Abbreviations
- Ade:
-
adenine
- Ado:
-
adenosine
- AMP:
-
adenosine-5-monophosphate
- 2ip:
-
N6-(Δ2-isopenteny) adenine
- Z:
-
zeatin
- ZR:
-
zeatin-9-riboside
- Z7G:
-
zeatin-7-glucoside
- Z9G:
-
zeatin-9-glucoside
- Z0G:
-
zeatin-0-glucoside
- ZOG7G:
-
zeatin-0-glucoside-7-glucoside
- DHZ:
-
dihydrozeatin
- DHZOG:
-
dihydrozeatin-0-glucoside
- DHZ7G:
-
dihydrozeatin-7-glucoside
- DHZOG7G:
-
dihydrozeatin-0-glucoside-7-glucoside
- 9AIZ:
-
9-alanyl zeatin
- BA:
-
benzyl adenine
- GAL:
-
gluconic acid lactone
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McGaw, B.A., Hobgan, R. Cytokinin metabolism and the control of cytokinin activity. Biol Plant 27, 180–187 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02902158
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