Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables 4-trimethylammoniobutyraldehyde dehydrogenase activity. Involved in carnitine biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within carnitine metabolic process. Located in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; cranium; male reproductive gland or organ; metanephros; and nervous system. Orthologous to human ALDH9A1 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 9 family member A1).