Predicted to enable alanine-glyoxylate transaminase activity. Predicted to be involved in L-alanine catabolic process, by transamination and glyoxylate catabolic process. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including artery disease (multiple); atrial fibrillation; and mild cognitive impairment. Is an ortholog of human AGXT2 (alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2).