GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0015140 - malate transmembrane transporter activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0015140
- Name
- malate transmembrane transporter activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Enables the transfer of malate from one side of a membrane to the other. Malate is a chiral hydroxydicarboxylic acid, hydroxybutanedioic acid. The (+) enantiomer is an important intermediate in metabolism as a component of both the TCA cycle and the glyoxylate cycle.
