细胞分裂素（Cytokinins；CK）是一类植物激素，具有促进细胞分裂、促进细胞分化、促进侧芽生长、消除顶端优势、抑制叶绿体降解等功能。 细胞分裂素常被用于植物体细胞培养。

根尖分生组织是细胞分裂素的主要合成部位,细胞分裂素由根通过木质部进入茎。但是根部并非植物合成细胞分裂素的唯一部位，如玉米幼胚、初期发育中的叶、幼果等皆可以合成细胞分裂素。

激动素（Kinetin）是第一种提取出来的细胞分裂素(由热诱导降解DNA生成),为腺嘌呤的衍生物—6-糠氨基嘌呤。

Cytokinins (CK) are a class of plant growth substances (phytohormones) that promote cell division, or cytokinesis, in plant roots and shoots. They are involved primarily in cell growth and differentiation, but also affect apical dominance, axillary bud growth, and leaf senescence. Folke Skoog discovered their effects using coconut milk in the 1940s at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.