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The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH)is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
[edit]PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:
![PCP](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Pentachlorophenol-structure.png/200px-Pentachlorophenol-structure.png)
Degradation
[edit]PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum [1]
PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
References
[edit]- ^ Copley SD (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic athway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.