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PCP[edit]
The organochlorine PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide: PCP &rarr TCHQ &rarr TriCHQ &rarr DCHQ &rarr 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde
![The chemical structure of Pentachlorophenol; a benzene ring with 5 chlorines and one OH group](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Pentachlorophenol.svg/200px-Pentachlorophenol.svg.png)
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 xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25: 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0.