2-oxoglutarate + L-alanine = L-glutamate + pyruvate Amino-acid degradation; L-alanine degradation via transaminase pathway; pyruvate from L-alanine: step 1/1. Homodimer. Present with 3480 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. Belongs to the class-I pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family. Alanine aminotransferase subfamily.