Publications 2013-2016
55. Direct and Versatile Synthesis of Red-Shifted Azobenzenes

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1351413518
Mickel J. Hansen, Michael M. Lerch, Wiktor Szymanski,* and Ben L. Feringa*
54. Orthogonal photoswitching in a multifunctional molecular system

Nature Communications 2016, 7, 12054
Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Wiktor Szymanski,* and Ben L. Feringa*
53. Emerging Targets in Photopharmacology

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2016, 55, 10978-10999
Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Wiktor Szymanski,* and Ben L. Feringa*
52. Unraveling the Photoswitching Mechanism in Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 63446347
Michael M. Lerch, Sander J. Wezenberg, Wiktor Szymanski, and Ben L. Feringa*
51. Ciprofloxacin-photoswitch conjugates: a facile strategy for photopharmacology

Biocon. Chem., 2015, 26, 25922597
Willem A. Velema, Mickel J. Hansen, Michael M. Lerch, Arnold J.M. Driessen, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
50. Light and heat control over secondary structure and amyloid-like fiber formation in an overcrowded-alkene-modified Trp zipper

Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 7311-7318
Claudia Poloni, Marc C. A. Stuart, Pieter van der Meulen, Wiktor Szymanski,* Ben L. Feringa*
49. Light-controlled HDAC inhibitors: towards photopharmacological chemotherapy

Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 16517-16524
Wiktor Szymanski,* Maria E. Ourailidou, Willem A. Velema, Frank J. Dekker,* Ben L. Feringa*
48. Wavelength-selective cleavage of photoprotecting groups: strategies and applications in dynamic systems

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 3358-3377
Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Michael M. Lerch, Wiktor Szymanski,* Ben L. Feringa*
47. Controlling the activity of quorum sensing autoinducers with light

Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 3593-3598
Jan Pieter Van der Berg, Willem A. Velema, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen* Ben L. Feringa*
46. Bacterial patterning controlled by light exposure

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 1639-1642
Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Ben L. Feringa*
45. Versatile peptide C-terminal functionalization via a computationally engineered peptide amidase
ACS Catal., 2016, 6(8), 54055414
Bian Wu, Hein J. Wijma, Lu Song, Henriette J. Rozeboom, Claudia Poloni, Yue Tian, Muhammad I. Arif, Timo Nuijens, Peter J. L. M. Quaedflieg, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa, and Dick B Janssen*
44. Metabolism of beta-valine via a CoA-dependent ammonia lyase pathway
Appl. Microb. Biotechnol., 2015, 99, 8987-8998
Marleen Otzen, Ciprian G. Crismaru, Christiaan P. Postema, Hein J. Wijma, Matthew M. Heberling, Wiktor Szymanski, Stefaan de Wildeman, Dick B. Janssen*
43. Photopharmacology: Beyond Proof of Principle

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136 (6), 21782191
Willem A. Velema , Wiktor Szymanski*, and Ben L. Feringa*
42. Reversible Photocontrol of Biological Systems by the Incorporation of Molecular Photoswitches

Chem. Rev., 2013, 113 (8), 61146178
Wiktor Szymanski, John M. Beierle, Hans A. V. Kistemaker, Willem A. Velema, and Ben L. Feringa*
41. Optical control of antibacterial activity

Nature Chem., 2013, 5, 924928
Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Mickel J. Hansen, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen,* Ben L. Feringa*
40. Bright Ion Channels and Lipid Bilayers

Acc. Chem. Res., 2013, 46(12), 29102923
Wiktor Szymanski, Duygu Yilmaz, Armagan Koηer,* Ben L. Feringa*
39. Proteasome Inhibitors with Photocontrolled Activity

ChemBioChem, 2014, 15 (14), 20532057
Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Gerjan de Bruin, erman S. Overkleeft, Wiktor Szymanski,* Ben L. Feringa*
38. Photocaging of Carboxylic Acids: A Modular Approach

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2014, 53(33), 86828686
Wiktor Szymanski, Willem A. Velema, Ben L. Feringa*
37. Azobenzene Photoswitches for Staudinger-Bertozzi Ligation

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52(7), 2068-2072
Wiktor Szymanski, Bian Wu, Claudia Poloni, Dr. Dick B. Janssen, Ben L. Feringa*
36. Autoamplification of Molecular Chirality through the Induction of Supramolecular Chirality

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53(20), 5073-5077
Derk Jan van Dijken, John M. Beierle, Marc C. A. Stuart, Wiktor Szymanski, Wesley R. Browne, Ben L. Feringa*
35. Orthogonal Control of Antibacterial Activity with Light

ACS Chem. Biol., 2014, 9(9), 19691974
Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen,* Ben L. Feringa*
34. A Fast, Visible-Light-Sensitive Azobenzene for Bioorthogonal Ligation

Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20(4), 946951
Claudia Poloni, Wiktor Szymanski, Lili Hou, Wesley R. Browne,* Ben L. Feringa*
33. Photo-controlled deactivation of immobilised lipase

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 12645-12648
Claudia Poloni, Wiktor Szymanski,* Ben L. Feringa*
32. Light-triggered self-assembly of a dichromonyl compound in water

Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5001-5003
Willem A. Velema, Marc C. A. Stuart, Wiktor Szymanski,* Ben L. Feringa*
31. Design, Synthesis, and Inhibitory Activity of Potent, Photoswitchable Mast Cell Activation Inhibitors

J. Med. Chem., 2013, 56(11), 44564464
Willem A. Velema, Marco van der Toorn, Wiktor Szymanski*, Ben L. Feringa*
30. Synthesis of novel, peptidic kinase inhibitors with cytostatic/cytotoxic activity
Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2014, 22 (5), 17731781
Wiktor Szymanski, Magdalena Zwolinska, Szymon Klossowski, Izabela Mlynarczuk-Bialy, Lukasz Bialy, Tadeusz Issat, Jacek Malejczyk, Ryszard Ostaszewski*
29. One-Step C-Terminal Deprotection and Activation of Peptides with Peptide Amidase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Neat Organic Solvent
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356(10), 21972202
Muhammad I. Arif, Ana Toplak, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa, Timo Nuijens, Peter J. L. M. Quaedflieg, Bian Wu,* Dick B. Janssen*
28. Structural Investigations into the Stereochemistry and Activity of a Phenylalanine-2,3-aminomutase from Taxus chinensis
Biochemistry, 2014, 53 (19), 31873198
Gjalt G. Wybenga, Wiktor Szymanski, Bian Wu, Ben L. Feringa, Dick B. Janssen, Bauke W. Dijkstra*
27. Computational Library Design for Increasing Haloalkane Dehalogenase Stability
ChemBioChem, 2014, 15(11), 16601672
Robert J. Floor, Hein J. Wijma, Dana I. Colpa, Aline Ramos-Silva, Peter A. Jekel1, Wiktor Szymanski, Ben L. Feringa, Siewert J. Marrink, Dick B. Janssen*
26. Biochemical Properties and Crystal Structure of a beta-Phenylalanine Aminotransferase from Variovorax paradoxus
Appl. Environ. Mocrobiol., 2013, 79(1), 185195
Ciprian G. Crismaru, Gjalt G. Wybenga, Wiktor Szymanski, Hein J. Wijma, Bian Wu, Sebastian Bartsch, Stefaan de Wildeman, Gerrit J. Poelarends, Ben L. Feringa, Bauke W. Dijkstra, Dick B. Janssen*
25. Kinetic Resolution and Stereoselective Synthesis of 3-Substituted Aspartic Acids by Using Engineered Methylaspartate Ammonia Lyases
Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19(34), 1114811152
Hans Raj, Wiktor Szymanski, Jandrι de Villiers, Vinod Puthan-Veetil1, Wim J. Quax, Keiko Shimamoto, Dick B. Janssen, Ben L. Feringa, Gerrit J. Poelarends,*