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

Structure[edit]

PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic.

Structure of polychlorinated

Degradation[edit]

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

PCP → TCHQ →

References[edit]

  1. ^ Copley SD (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation 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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