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PCP[edit]

Benzene ring-containing compound
Pentachlorophenol

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

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

Degredation[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

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