l-Asparagine–l-tartaric acid (1/1)

In the title compound, C(4)H(8)N(2)O(3)·C(4)H(6)O(6), the amino acid mol­ecule exists as a zwitterion and the carb­oxy­lic acid in an un-ionized state. The tartaric acid mol­ecules are linked into layers parallel to the ab plane by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The amino acid mol­ecules are also linked into layers parallel to the ab plane by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The alternating tartaric acid and amino acid layers are linked into a three-dimensional framework by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.