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The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol C6Cl5OH)is a wood preservative biocide.
The organochloride PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH)is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
[edit]PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:
Degradation
[edit]PCP is degraded by some bacteria Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum[1]
PCP→TCHQ→TriCHQ→DCHQ→2,4,-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
References
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Copley SD. "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences 25:261-265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.
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