Cyclic voltammetric studies of streptocyanine dyes were carried out on a glassy carbon electrode. For dye electroreduction, logarithmic analysis of the convoluted current indicates an EC2 mechanism with dimerization following electron transfer. Relevant kinetic and thermodynamic values are reported. * Corresponding authors. approach the biochemical mechanism of action of potential drug molecules on the redox machinery of the cells (NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase). The authors state that the redox ability of these 'bio-reductive' drugs, expressed in terms of the redox potential, has to be in the range: E activation by flavoproteines < E 'bio-reductive ′ drugs < E protection against O2. The reduction potentials thus obtained must be in the range of-0.50 to-0.10 V vs. SHE in buffered aqueous media and more negative in non-aqueous media; the values calculated in [15] are:-1.10 to-0.70 V vs. SCE. Note that the anti-cancer activity of both cyanine and merocyanine dyes has been correlated (patent [16]) with their redox potentials, particularly in the cathodic range from-1.10 to-0.80 V vs. SCE. The present study, carried out using voltammetry techniques, focuses on both the anodic and cathodic electrochemical behaviors of various streptocyanine dyes. Resulting voltammograms were analyzed using deconvolution techniques, expecting to get a better understanding of their reductive reaction mechanism, especially regarding the evolution of the radicals produced by the cathodic reaction. Coupling of the data obtained here with the biological properties of streptocyanines should help to examine the