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. [ISBN:0198506732]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process