The invention discloses an aspartase mutant, which comprises the following mutations M321V, K324T and N326S on an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO.2, and has high enzymatic activity compared with wild-type aspartase in catalysis of (E)-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)2-butenoic acid. The invention also discloses applications of the aspartase mutant in preparation of (R)-3-amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-butyric acid. According to the invention, with the application of the aspartase mutant in an enzyme catalytic reaction to prepare a sitagliptin chiral intermediate (R)-3-amino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-butyric acid, the conversion rate is high, the stereoselectivity is high, the yield is high, the production cost is low, the environment is friendly, and industrial large-scale production is facilitated.