malate(2−)
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
malate + 6 malonyl-CoA + acetyl-CoA + 2 AH2 + 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 5 NADPH + 9 H(+) = trihazone A + 2 A + 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 6 CO2 + 5 NADP(+) + 7 CoA + 6 H2O
malate(out) + 3 Na(+)(out) = malate(in) + 3 Na(+)(in)
Foods containing this compound
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