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The organochlorine pentachlorophenol (PCP, C₆ Cl₅ OH) is a wood preservative biocide.

Structure

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:

Pentachlorophenol structure

Degradation

PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum.

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

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References

^ Copley, Shelly D (2000). "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. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
^ Thursby, Elizabeth; Juge, Nathalie (16 May 2017). "Introduction to the human gut microbiota". Biochemical Journal. 474 (11): 1823–1836. doi:10.1042/BCJ20160510.

[Copley,_Shelly_D2000-1] Copley, Shelly D (2000). "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. {{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)

[2] Thursby, Elizabeth; Juge, Nathalie (16 May 2017). "Introduction to the human gut microbiota". Biochemical Journal. 474 (11): 1823–1836. doi:10.1042/BCJ20160510.

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