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

Structure

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:

Degradation

PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum^[1]

PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde ^[2]

Number	Wiki user	Header text
1	dawnyalligator	Egg
2	dawnyalligator2	Cucumber
3	dawnyalligator3	Pistachio

References

^ Goldstein E (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degrdation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.
^ "Sphingo"

External links

US EPA: pentachlorophenol in drinking water

[Sphingo-1] Goldstein E (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degrdation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.

[2] "Sphingo"

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