The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide
Structure
editPCP is a polychlorinated aromatic
Degredation
editPCP is degraded by some bacteria including Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum [1]
PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ →DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
References
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Copley SD (2000). "Evolution of metabolic pathway for the degredaion of a toxic xenobiotic:the patch work approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10, 1016/s0968-0004(00)01562-0.
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