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

Degradation

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


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

References

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  1. ^ Copley SD (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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US EPA: pentachlorophenol in drinking water