Catalyzes the conversion of L-aspartate and 2-oxoglutarate to L-glutamate and oxaloacetate (PubMed:25287256). It has been proposed to exhibit aspartate racemase activity, but this function remains debated and lacks strong experimental support (PubMed:25287256). . This is the function of GOT1L1 (glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 1 like 1, Ensembl gene identifier ENSG00000169154).