GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006108 - malate metabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0006108
- Name
- malate metabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- 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.
