malic enzyme

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malic enzyme [′mal·ik ′en‚zīm]

(biochemistry)

An enzyme which utilizes nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) to catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of malic acid to pyruvic acid and carbon dioxide. Also known as malate dehydrogenase.

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