New chlorophenolic glycoside from Curculigo orchioides and their activities on 5α-reductase.

Two new chlorophenolic glucosides curculigines P (1) and Q (2), together with seven known compounds (3-9), were isolated from the dried rhizomes of Curculigo orchioides. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods including 1 D, 2 D NMR and MS. All the isolated compounds were evaluated on 5α-reductase activity by a HaCaT-based bioassay. Compounds 1-9 showed varying degrees of inhibiting activity against 5α-reductase, while compound 1 indicated the most potent inhibitory effect.[Formula: see text].