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The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol C6Cl5OH is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
[edit]PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:
Degradation
[edit]PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum
PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Copley, Shelley D (June 2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25 (6): 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.