Synthesis and analysis of cytokinins

Biological activity as well as unique metabolic properties of prepared derivatives is evaluated in different bioassays, receptor assays, field experiments on various crops (corn, barley, wheat, rape seed, poppy seed) as well as different in vitro tissue-systems of various plat species, including ornamental, medicinal and endangered ones (in collaboration with different labs around the world, e.g. in South Africa or Belgium). New derivatives cross-talk with endogenous plant hormones (cytokinins, auxins, jasmonates, salicilates, abscisic acic…) is determined in the plant extracts using UHPLC-MS/MS as well as in situ by mass spectrometry imaging.