(S)-malate + NADP(+) = CO2 + NADPH + pyruvate H(+) + oxaloacetate = CO2 + pyruvate Divalent metal cations. Prefers magnesium or manganese. Homotetramer. By fungal elicitor. Belongs to the malic enzymes family. Was originally thought to be a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase.