ID 1.1.1.379 DE (R)-mandelate dehydrogenase. AN D-mandelate dehydrogenase. CA (R)-mandelate + NAD(+) = H(+) + NADH + phenylglyoxylate. CC -!- The enzyme, found in bacteria and fungi, can also accept a number of CC substituted mandelate derivatives, such as 3-hydroxymandelate, CC 4-hydroxymandelate, 2-methoxymandelate, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelate CC and 3-hydroxy-4-methoxymandelate. CC -!- The enzyme has no activity with (S)-mandelate (cf. EC 1.1.99.31). CC -!- The enzyme transfers the pro-R hydrogen from NADH. //