Has alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase activity. glyoxylate + L-alanine = glycine + pyruvate Amino-acid biosynthesis; glycine biosynthesis; glycine from glyoxylate: step 1/1. Homodimer. Alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase activity is reduced by 98% relative to wild-type. Present with 339 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. Expression levels higher in stationary phase than in exponential growth phase when grown in complex medium with glucose. Belongs to the class-V pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family.