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PCP

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

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

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Pentachlorophenol

Degradation

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

References

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  1. ^ Copley SD (2000). "The 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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