cytokinin biosynthetic process

Known as: cytokinin biosynthesis, cytokinin formation, cytokinin synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cytokinins, a class of adenine-derived compounds that can function in plants as… (More)
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2007
Review
2007
Regulation of cytokinin biosynthesis, compartmentalization and translocation.
Cytokinins, a group of mobile phytohormones, play an important role in plant growth and development, and their activity is finely… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Direct control of shoot meristem activity by a cytokinin-activating enzyme
The growth of plants depends on continuous function of the meristems. Shoot meristems are responsible for all the post-embryonic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Roles of Arabidopsis ATP/ADP isopentenyltransferases and tRNA isopentenyltransferases in cytokinin biosynthesis.
Cytokinins, which are central regulators of cell division and differentiation in plants, are adenine derivatives carrying an… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Arabidopsis KNOXI Proteins Activate Cytokinin Biosynthesis
Plant architecture is shaped through the continuous formation of organs by meristems. Class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOXI… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Expression of cytokinin biosynthetic isopentenyltransferase genes in Arabidopsis: tissue specificity and regulation by auxin, cytokinin, and nitrate.
The rate-limiting step of cytokinin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Heynh. is catalyzed by ATP/ADP isopentenyltransferases… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Auxin regulation of cytokinin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana: a factor of potential importance for auxin-cytokinin-regulated development.
One of the most long-lived models in plant science is the belief that the long-distance transport and ratio of two plant hormones… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Fast and efficient separation of cytokinins from auxin and abscisic acid and their purification using mixed-mode solid-phase extraction .
A method for separation of cytokinins from auxin and abscisic acid, which allows further separation of cytokinin ribotides from… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Identification of plant cytokinin biosynthetic enzymes as dimethylallyl diphosphate:ATP/ADP isopentenyltransferases.
It has been believed that the key step in cytokinin biosynthesis is the addition of a 5-carbon chain to the N(6) of AMP. To… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Identification of genes encoding adenylate isopentenyltransferase, a cytokinin biosynthesis enzyme, in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The initial step in the de novo biosynthesis of cytokinin in higher plants is the formation of isopentenyladenosine 5… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Inhibition of leaf senescence by autoregulated production of cytokinin.
Controlling expression of IPT, a gene encoding isopentenyltransferase (the enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting step in… (More)
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