Kinetin ndi mtundu wamtundu wa cytokinin, womwe ndi umodzi mwamankhwala akulu asanu azomera. Ndi dzina lake ndi 6-Furfurylaminopurine (kapena N6-Furylmethyladenine). Ndi chomera chachilengedwe chokhazikika cha purines, komanso ndi woyamba kupezeka ndi anthu, omwe amatha kupanga kale kale. Sasungunuka konse m'madzi, ethanol, ether ndi acetone ndikusungunuka mu asidi wosakaniza kapena alkali ndi glacial acetic acid.