Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the metabolic effects of endophytic fungi in Gentiana rigescens. From the 100 selected morphospecies, strain 7-2 (Penicillium brasilianum) showed a remarkable biocatalytic activity for gentiopicroside and swertiamarin, yielding seven products, including one new compound, 5-ethylidene-8-hydroxy-4,5,6,8-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one (M04), alongside six known compounds. Gentianine (M01) was the only metabolite of swertiamarin in this study, while the remaining ones were all gentiopicroside metabolites. Among these, five compounds: gentianine (M01), (5S,6S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one (M02), (5R,6S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one (M03), 2-(3-formyl-2-oxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)but-3-enoic acid (M06), and 2-oxo-4-(1-oxobut-3-en-2-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-3-carboxylic acid (M07) were similar to gentiopicroside metabolites in humans. Screening the metabolic potential of endophytic fungi in Gentiana rigescens provides an outstanding source for assessing the bioactive metabolites of iridoid glycosides. The above findings suggested that the endophytic fungi of G. rigescens possess multi-enzyme systems that mimic metabolic reactions in mammalian organisms.
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