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PCP[edit]

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

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

Description of the image for the visually impaired — pentachlorophenol

Degradation[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Copley SD (2000). ""Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenbiotic:the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/Sw0968-0004(00)01567240.

External links[edit]

US EPA:pentachlorophenol in drinking water

[1] Copley SD (2000). ""Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenbiotic:the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/Sw0968-0004(00)01567240.

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