malate metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006108

Synonyms

• malate metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving malate, the anion of hydroxybutanedioic acid, a chiral hydroxydicarboxylic acid. The (+) enantiomer is an important intermediate in metabolism as a component of both the TCA cycle and the glyoxylate cycle. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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