Enables several functions, including dinitrosyl-iron complex binding activity; glutathione binding activity; and glutathione transferase activity. Involved in aging and xenobiotic catabolic process. Located in cytosol. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma and ovarian cancer. Orthologous to several human genes including GSTA2 (glutathione S-transferase alpha 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]