malate metabolic process
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.
GO:0043648
dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
is_a
malate metabolism
exact
SPCC794.12c SPCC18.18c