The organochloride PCP (pentachlorophenol C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide

Structure

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PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:

 

Degradation

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PCP is degraded by some bacterial including Sphingobacterium chlorophenoclium[1]


PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxul-cis,cis-muronic semialdehyde

References

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  1. ^ Copley SD (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the pathway approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.
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