Kinetin is a plant-based, non-irritating growth factor extract (also known as furfuryladenine) that has shown to significantly reduce free-radical damage and photo-aging in cells as well as slow down aging of plant cells. In one demonstration, plant leaves coated with kinetin retain their fresh, vibrant color while uncoated leaves turn brown. While it is clear that kinetin has a potent anti-oxidant effect, it may also trigger other anti-aging mechanisms in the cell--but the latter theory is not conclusive. Products: emerginC hyper-vitalizer face and eye creams.

(Gr. kinetikos, causing motion)  One of the cytokinins, a group of growth regulators that characteristically promote cell division in plants.

Kinetin is a chemical analogue of cytokinins a class of plant hormone that promotes cell division. Kinetin was originally isolated by Miller and Skoog et al as a compound from autoclaved herring sperm DNA that had cell division-promoting activity. It was given the name kinetin because of its hability to induce cell division, provided that auxin was present in the medium.