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

random gibberishDtwoddle (talk) 14:52, 1 March 2019 (UTC)


structure

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pcp is a polycholorinated aromatic abracadabra[1]  

degradation

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PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum[2] PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde

references

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  1. ^ Zoued, Abdelrahim; Brunet, Yannick R.; Durand, Eric; Aschtgen, Marie-Stéphanie; Logger, Laureen; Douzi, Badreddine; Journet, Laure; Cambillau, Christian; Cascales, Eric (August 2014). "Architecture and assembly of the Type VI secretion system". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1843 (8): 1664–1673. doi:10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.03.018.
  2. ^ 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.
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