PcpA, which is involved in the degradation of pentachlorophenol in Sphingomonas chlorophenolica ATCC39723, is a novel type of ring‐cleavage dioxygenase

Abstract
The pentachlorophenol (PCP) mineralizing bacterium Sphingomonas chlorophenolica ATCC39723 degrades PCP via 2,6‐dichlorohydroquinone (2,6‐DCHQ). The pathway converting PCP to 2,6‐DCHQ has been establi...