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Malassezia

Malassezia (formerly Pityrosporum) is a genus of 18 lipid-dependent basidiomycetous yeast species colonizing human and animal skin; commensal yet implicated in pityriasis versicolor, seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff, folliculitis, and rare invasive infection.

Oct 20, 2026

Malassezia folliculitis

Malassezia folliculitis, also called pityrosporum folliculitis or fungal acne, is an itchy follicular eruption on the upper trunk caused by Malassezia yeasts and frequently misdiagnosed as acne vulgaris.

MALAT1

MALAT1 (NEAT2), a ~7-kb nuclear speckle lncRNA at 11q13, stabilized by a 3' triple helix and processed by RNase P/Z into 61-nt mascRNA; abundant (~2,500-3,000 copies/cell), context-dependent in cancer, no clinical trials yet.

Malata

Malata (Milata in the Peutinger Table), also Bononia Malata, a Roman Danube fortress in Pannonia Inferior at Banoštor, Serbia; Celtic-origin settlement, port of Sirmium, garrisoned until after 400 AD.

Malate dehydrogenase

Malate dehydrogenase (MDH), EC 1.1.1.37/1.1.1.82, a ubiquitous NAD(P)-dependent enzyme interconverting malate and oxaloacetate in the TCA cycle and malate-aspartate shuttle, with cytosolic and mitochondrial isoforms.

Malate dehydrogenase 2

Malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2), mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase, EC 1.1.1.37, converts malate to oxaloacetate in the TCA cycle and malate-aspartate shuttle; loss-of-function mutations cause mitochondrial encephalopathy and it is a cancer drug target.

Malate Synthase

Malate synthase (EC 4.1.3.2), glyoxylate shunt enzyme condensing glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to l-malate, Mg2+-dependent; found in bacteria, fungi, plants, glyoxysomes; drug target in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Malate synthase, C-terminal domain

Malate synthase, C-terminal domain (Pfam PF20659, MS_C; InterPro IPR048355): the five-helix plug domain capping the active site of malate synthase isoforms A and G, contributing the catalytic base and forming the acetyl-CoA pocket with the TIM barrel.

Malathion

Malathion, also known as maldison or carbophos, is an organophosphate insecticide, registered in the United States since 1956, that kills mosquitoes and agricultural pests by inhibiting cholinesterase.

Malatimadhava

Malatimadhava (मालतीमाधवम्, also romanized Mālatīmādhava) is a ten-act Sanskrit social drama by the 8th-century poet Bhavabhuti, telling how the lovers Malati and Madhava are united after many perils.

Malatya (city)

Malatya is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, and the administrative center of Malatya Province. Known in antiquity as Melitene, it sits on the Malatya plain and was heavily damaged by the 2023 earthquakes.

Malatya (district)

Districts of Malatya Province, Turkey: 13 ilçe including central Battalgazi and Yeşilyurt, 718 neighborhoods, 755,854 residents in 2025, largest by area Hekimhan at 1,514 km².

Sep 23, 2026

Malava republic

The Malava republic (मालव गण) was an oligarchic tribal republic of the Malavas in Rajasthan and Malwa, best known for the era of 58 BC later called the Vikrama Samvat.

Malavika Avinash

Malavika Avinash (ಮಾಳವಿಕಾ ಅವಿನಾಶ್, born 1976, Bangalore) is an Indian actress, lawyer, and politician; BJP Karnataka spokesperson since 2014, known for Mayamruga, K.G.F films, and Kaithi.

Malavika Mohanan

Malavika Mohanan (born 1993, Kannur, Kerala) is an Indian actress, daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, known for Pattam Pole (2013), Beyond the Clouds (2017), Petta (2019), Master (2021), Thangalaan (2024), and Telugu debut The Raja Saab (2026).

Malavika Wales

Malavika Wales (മാളവിക വെയിൽസ്) is an Indian actress and classical dancer from Thrissur, Kerala, known for Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010), Ponnambili as Ponnu, Nandini, Manjil Virinja Poovu as Anjana, and Pushpa: The Rise.

Malavikagnimitram

Malavikagnimitram (मालविकाग्निमित्रम्) is a five-act Sanskrit love play by Kalidasa, probably his earliest work, telling of the Shunga king Agnimitra's love for the dancer Malavika.

Malawi

Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa bordered by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. It gained independence from Britain in 1964.

Malawi Cabinet Crisis

The Malawi Cabinet Crisis was the August and September 1964 rupture in which most of newly independent Malawi's cabinet ministers broke with Prime Minister Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

Malawi Congress Party

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi, founded in 1959, that led the country to independence and ruled as the sole legal party from 1966 to 1993.

Malawi Independence Act 1964

The Malawi Independence Act 1964 is an Act of the UK Parliament that ended British responsibility for Nyasaland, which became Malawi on 6 July 1964.

Malawi olympic committee

Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC), Malawi's National Olympic Committee, founded 1968, IOC-recognized 1971; organizes Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams; Lilongwe-based, led by President Jappie Mhango since 2020.

Malawi transition to democracy

The Malawi transition to democracy (1992 to 1995) ended Hastings Banda's one-party rule through a 1993 referendum, 1994 elections won by Bakili Muluzi, and a 1995 constitution.

Malawi Young Pioneers

The Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) were the armed youth wing of the Malawi Congress Party under President Hastings Banda, violently disarmed by the army in December 1993.

Oct 10, 2026

Malawian kwacha

The Malawian kwacha is the currency of Malawi, issued by the Reserve Bank of Malawi and divided into 100 tambala. It replaced the Malawi pound in 1971.

Malawian labour migration to South Africa

Malawian labor migration to South Africa began with the Kimberley and Witwatersrand mines in the late nineteenth century, peaked at 80,000 miners in 1970, and is now informal.

Malay Archipelago

The Malay Archipelago, or Indo-Australian Archipelago (Kepulauan Melayu), is the vast island group between Southeast Asia and Australia, including Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and New Guinea.

Malay cuisine

Malay cuisine (Masakan Melayu) is the traditional halal cooking of ethnic Malays across Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, southern Thailand, and Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan, built on rice, coconut, rempah spice paste, and 13th-century trade-influenced dishes like nasi lemak, rendang, and laksa.

Malay language

Malay (Bahasa Melayu) is an Austronesian language of Southeast Asia whose standardized varieties are national languages in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Indonesia, spoken by about 306 million people.