What is Kinetin?
Kinetin is a synthetic cytokinin that stimulates cell division when added to growth media such as Murashige and Skoog media in conjunction with auxins.
Feature Highlights of Kinetin
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Molecular Formula : C10H9N5O
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Storage: 4 ℃
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Shelf Life: 6 Months
Specifications
Assay: min. 99%
Sulphated Ash: max. 0.05%
Spectral Ratio (A250nm/A260nm): ~0.60
Spectral Ratio (A280nm/A260nm): ~1.27
Spectral Ratio (A290nm/A260nm): ~0.73
Suitability for Tissue Culture: Passes
The Benefits of Kinetin
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Easy to use
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Helps to stimulate cell division and promote the proper growth of plants.
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Use to supplement tissue culture media, such as MS media
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Induces callus development and shoots initiation from the callus at its later stage
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Used for shoot induction and proliferation
How To Use Kinetin?
Follow the given steps to prepare the tissue culture media using PCT’s supreme grade agar:
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Prepare liquid tissue culture media using PCT’s MS media and add sugar based on the quantity of media you’re making (generally for 1-liter media 25-30 grams of sugar is added), 1ml PPM, and 4 grams of gellan gum.
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Then, add the desired quantity of the plant hormone.
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Autoclave the medium for 20 minutes at 15 psi and 121℃.
Your media is ready!
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Must get
This is a must along with MS , I love all products from this company ?