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

Structure

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:

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Degradation

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

PCPC→TCHQ triCHQ DCHQ 2,4dichloro -3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde

references

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

External links

US EPA pentachloride in drinking water

[PCP-1] Copley, Shelley D (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degredation 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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