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Medical Definition of Malic acid
1. HOOC-CH2-CHOH-COOH; hydroxysuccinic acid;an acid found in apples and various other tart fruits; an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the glyoxylate cycle, and in a shuttle system. Synonym: monohydroxysuccinic acid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malic Acid
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