| AA | ascorbic acid |
| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase |
| ANP | anaerobically induced proteins |
| CD | conjugated dienes |
| CT | conjugated rienes |
| CsA | cyclosporin A |
| DHA | dehydroascorbic acid |
| DHAR | dehydroascorbate reductase |
| DNP | dinitrophenol |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | reduced glutathione |
| GSSG | glutathione disulphide |
| HIF1 | hypoxia inducible factor1 |
| FCCP | p -trifluoro-metoxyphenylhydr-azone |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LP | lipid peroxidation |
| MDA | malon dialdehyde |
| MDHA | monodehydro-ascorbic acid |
| MDHAR | monodehydro-ascorbate-reductase |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| NEM | N-ethyl- maleimide |
| PDC | pyruvate decarboxylase |
| Pi | inorganic phosphorus |
| PTP | permeability transition pore |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| PUFA- O · | lipid alkoxyl radical |
| PUFA -OO · | lipid peroxyl radical |
| PUFA -OOH | lipid hydroperoxidr |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SD | second derivative |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |
| TOH | reduced tocopherol |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |