Abbreviations 2,3-BPG 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate ATP Adenosine triphosphate Cat Catalase cdB3 Cytoplasmic domain of Band 3 CO 2 Carbon dioxide DHA Dehydroascorbic acid EMP Embden Meyerhof pathway G6P Glucose-6-phosphate G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase GAPDH Glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase GLUT-1 Glucose transporter 1 GR Glutathione reductase GSH L -y-Glutamyl-L -cysteinylglycine GSHPx Glutathione peroxidase GSSG Glutathione disulfi de H 2 O 2 Hydrogen peroxide Hb Hemoglobin HbS Hemoglobin S HMP Hexose monophosphate pathway HO • Hydroxyl radical