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The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol,C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide

Structure

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic

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Degradation

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

PCP->TCHQ

References

^ Copley2000 (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: thepathwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Copley_SD-1] Copley2000 (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: thepathwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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