malate

American  

[mal-eyt, mey-leyt] / ˈmæl eɪt, ˈmeɪ leɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of malic acid.

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malate British  

/ ˈmeɪ-, ˈmæleɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of malic acid

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malate Scientific  

/ măl′āt′,mā′lāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of malic acid, containing the group C ₄ H ₄ O ₅.

2. See malic acid

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Other Word Forms

• supermalate noun

Etymology

Origin of malate

First recorded in 1785–95; mal(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

The last step in the citric acid cycle regenerates oxaloacetate by oxidizing malate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

His group sketched out a system design that could convert CO2 into malate, a key metabolite produced during photosynthesis.

From Nature • Nov. 6, 2018

However, because the mesophyll cells constantly pump CO2 into neighboring bundle-sheath cells in the form of malate, there’s always a high concentration of CO2 relative to O2 right around rubisco.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Inside the bundle sheath, malate breaks down, releasing a molecule of CO2.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Acid calcium malate is now produced commercially as a by-product from the manufacture of syrups from fruit juices, and is used as a substitute for "cream of tartar" in the manufacture of baking powders.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred