EOG8N06WG GO:0004471 1/5 malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NAD+) activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the reaction: (S)-malate + NAD+ = pyruvate + CO2 + NADH + H+." [EC:1.1.1.38, EC:1.1.1.39] EOG8N06WG GO:0006108 1/5 malate metabolic process biological_process "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]