... Department of Biochemistry andBiophysics, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Napoli, Italy.Fax: + 39 08144 168 8, Tel.: + 39 081 566 7522,E-mail: diego.ingrosso@unina2.itAbbreviations: G6PD, glucose- 6- phosphate ... Italy;3Department of Hematology, School of Medicine,University of Naples Federico II, ItalyThe ÔMediterraneanÕ variant of glucose- 6- phosphate dehy-drogenase (G6PD) deficiency is due to the C 563 CT pointmutation, ... suggests the involvement of proteindeamidation/isomerization in the mechanisms of cell injuryand haemolysis.Keywords: erythrocyte membrane; glucose- 6- phosphate (G6PD) deficiency;L-isoaspartate...