Soluble in water (<1 mg/ml) at 25°C, Acetic acid (49.00-51.00 mg/ml), DMSO (43 mg/ml) at 25°C, ethanol (<1 mg/ml) at 25°C, 0.1 N Sodium hydroxide (1% w/v), methanol (slightly), and dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide (freely).
Kinetin acts as plant growth accelerator, auxin, plant growth regulator, plant cell division promotor. It also acts as cell division factor found in various plant parts and in yeast. A plant growth regulator. Augments growth of microbial cultures.