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The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol, C₆Cl₅OH) is a wood preservative biocide.

Structure

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:

Degradation

PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobacterium chlorophenolscum ^[1]

PCP→TCHQ→TriCHQ→DCHQ→2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxyl-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde.

References

^ Copley SD. "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. {{cite journal}}: Text "doi:10.1016/SO968-0004(00)01562-0" ignored (help)

External Links

[*US EPA: pentachlorophenol in drinking water]

[Goldstein1984-1] Copley SD. "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. {{cite journal}}: Text "doi:10.1016/SO968-0004(00)01562-0" ignored (help)

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