1) Ester of acid in apples 
• (n.) A salt of malic acid.
(from the article `metabolism`) ...of fumarate in a reaction catalyzed by fumarase [45]; this type of reaction also occurred in step [39] of the cycle. The product of reaction [45] ... ...like oxaloacetate, is the anion of an -oxoacid and thus can condense, in a reaction catalyzed by malate synthase, with acetyl coenzyme A; the ... ....
(ma´lāt) (mal´āt) a salt of malic acid.
The ion from malic acid, a component of the citric acid cycle.
Ma'late noun [ Latin malum apple: confer French malate . See Malic .] (Chemistry) A salt of malic acid. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mal′āt Definitions: 1. A salt or ester of malic acid.