The review is devoted to cytokinins — classical plant hormones known for more than six decades. Nevertheless, different aspects of the action of cytokinins are still being investigated. Relevant studies produced interesting, often unexpected, results, which cast doubt on the old paradigms and open new prospects for the use of these phytohormones. Particular attention is given to recent advances in the applications of natural cytokinins and their synthetic analogues in biotechnology, agriculture, medicine and cosmetics. The chemical synthesis, properties and the possible use of artificial cytokinins are considered in detail. The review is aimed at researchers interested in the development and applications of new biologically active compounds with a wide spectrum of action on diverse biological objects, from plants to humans.

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这篇综述专门针对细胞分裂素-已有六十多年历史的经典植物激素。然而，仍在研究细胞分裂素作用的不同方面。相关研究产生了有趣的，通常是出乎意料的结果，这使人们对旧的范例产生了怀疑，并为使用这些植物激素开辟了新的前景。特别关注天然细胞分裂素及其合成类似物在生物技术，农业，医药和化妆品中的最新应用。详细讨论了人工细胞分裂素的化学合成，性质和可能的用途。这篇综述针对的研究人员对新的具有生物活性的化合物的开发和应用感兴趣，这些化合物对从植物到人类的多种生物物体具有广泛的作用。

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