Reaction: (R)-mandelamide + H2O = (R)-mandelate + NH3
Glossary: (R)-mandelate = (R)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate
Other name(s): Pseudomonas mandelamide hydrolase
Systematic name: mandelamide hydrolase
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References:
1. Yamamoto, K., Oishi, K., Fujimatsu, I. and Komatsu, K. Production of R-(–)-mandelic acid from mandelonitrile by Alcaligenes faecalis ATCC 8750. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57 (1991) 3028-3032. [PMID: 1660699]