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editThe organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
editPCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:
Degradation
editPCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum
PCP →TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
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:doi.10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.
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