Ball-and-stick model of the L -asparagine molecule, C ₄ H ₈ N ₂ O ₃ , in the zwitterionic form found in the crystal structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction and reported in Acta Cryst. E (2007) 63 , o3802-o3803 ( CSD entry VIKKEG ).

Colour code:

Carbon, C: grey

Hydrogen, H: white

Nitrogen, N: blue

Oxygen, O: red