Kinetin jẹ cytokinin ti ara ẹni, ti a mọ ni kemikali bi 6-furfuryl aminopurine (tabi N6-furanomethyladenine), agbekalẹ molikula C10H9N5O. Alailẹgbẹ ninu omi, tiotuka ninu acid to lagbara, alkali ati acid acetic acid; O ni iṣẹ ti igbega pipin sẹẹli
