The organochloride pentachlorophenol (PCP, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
editPCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:[1]
Degradation
editPCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum [2]
PCP →TCHQ→TriCHQ→2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
Comments
editReferences
edit- ^ Rudolph, Johannes; Erbse, Annette H.; Behlen, Linda S.; Copley, Shelley D. (6 October 2014). "A Radical Intermediate in the Conversion of Pentachlorophenol to Tetrachlorohydroquinone by Sphingobium chlorophenolicum". Biochemistry. 53 (41): 6539–6549. doi:10.1021/bi5010427.
- ^ Copley SD (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25 (6): 261–5. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.