Characteristics of curcumin using cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis, fluorescence and thermogravimetric analysis

- Electrooxidation of curcumin was investigated with cyclic voltammetry.
- The curcumin is irreversibly oxidized at the platinum electrode in anhydrous media.
- Absorbance, fluorescence and thermogravimetric analysis of curcumin was studied.
- The HOMO and Mapped Electron Densities were calculated using HyperChem.
- Oxidation mechanism for curcumin proposed.