Publications

independent publications

35. Schäfer V., Pianowski Z.*

Heterocyclic Hemipiperazines: Multistimuli-responsive Switches and Sensors for Zinc or Cadmium Ions

Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202402005

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402005

34. Seliwjorstow A., Takamiya M., Rastegar S.*, Pianowski Z.*

Reversible Influence of Hemipiperazine Photochromism on the Early Development of Zebrafish Embryo

ChemBioChem 2024, e202400143.

https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400143

33. Seliwjorstow A., Bach M., Kirchner S., Palloks S., Pianowski Z.L.*

Visible Light-Triggered Supramolecular Hydrogel Based on Cyclic Dipeptides Stabilized with Coulomb Interactions

Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2024, 2400007

https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400007

32. Pianowski Z.* (bookchapter)

Non-established photoswitchable organic systems

RSC Specialist Periodical Reports: Photochemistry, 2023, 51, 434–452.

DOI: 10.1039/9781837672301-00434 https://doi.org/10.1039/BK9781837672301-00436

31. Leistner A.-L., Most M. M., and Pianowski Z.*

Molecular syringe for cargo photorelease - red-light-triggered supramolecular hydrogel

Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202302295

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302295

30. Hoffmann F., Leistner A.-L., Kirchner S., Luy B., Muhle-Goll C.*, and Pianowski Z.*

Cargo Encapsulation in Photochromic Supramolecular Hydrogels Depends on Specific Guest-Gelator Supramolecular Interactions

Eur. J. Org. Chem 2023, e202300227

https://https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202300227

29. Gödtel P., Starrett J., Pianowski Z.*

Heterocyclic Hemipiperazines: Water-Compatible Peptide-Derived Photoswitches

Chem. Eur. J. 2023, chem.202204009

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202204009

 

28. Kirchner S., Leistner A.-L., Gödtel P., Seliwjorstow A., Weber S., Karcher J., Nieger M., Pianowski Z.*

Hemipiperazines as peptide-derived molecular photoswitches with low-nanomolar cytotoxicity

Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 6066

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33750-7

 

27. Gödtel P., Pianowski Z.* (bookchapter)

Emerging molecular photoswitches

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527827626.ch18

in "Molecular photoswitches. Chemistry, properties and applications" (Wiley-VCH, Ed. Z. Pianowski)

https://www.wiley-vch.de/de?option=com_eshop&view=product&isbn=9783527347681&title=Molecular%20Photoswitches

 

26. Kirchner S., Leistner A.-L., Pianowski Z.* (bookchapter)

Photoswitchable peptides and proteins

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527827626.ch40

in "Molecular photoswitches. Chemistry, properties and applications" (Wiley-VCH, Ed. Z. Pianowski)

https://www.wiley-vch.de/de?option=com_eshop&view=product&isbn=9783527347681&title=Molecular%20Photoswitches

 

25. Leistner A.-L., Pianowski Z.* (review)

Smart photochromic materials triggered with visible light

Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2022, 19, e202101271 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202101271

 

24. Leistner A.-L., Kistner D. G., Fengler C., Pianowski Z.*

Reversible photodissipation of composite photochromic azobenzene-alginate supramolecular hydrogels.

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 4771-4776

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA09218A

 

23. Leistner A.-L., Kirchner S., Karcher J., Bantle T., Schulte M. R., Gödtel P., Fengler C., Pianowski Z.*
Fluorinated Azobenzenes Switchable with Red Light
Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27(31), 8094-8099.

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202005486

22. Karcher J., Kirchner S., Leistner A.-L., Hald C., Geng P., Bantle T., Gödtel P., Pfeifer J., Pianowski Z.*
Selective release of a potent anticancer agent from a supramolecular hydrogel using green light
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 8546-8551

https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA08893E

Graphical abstract: Selective release of a potent anticancer agent from a supramolecular hydrogel using green light

21. Pianowski Z. (review)
Recent implementations of molecular photoswitches into smart materials and biological systems.
Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 5128-5144

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201805814

Recently reported applications of photoresponsive systems, particularly azobenzenes, spiropyrans, diarylethenes and indigoids, for smart materials and photocontrol of biological setups.

 

20. Studer S., Hansen D.A., Pianowski Z., Mittl P.R.E., Debon A., Guffy S.L., Der B.S., Kuhlman B., Hilvert D,*
Evolution of a highly active and enantiospecific metalloenzyme from short peptides.
Science, 2018, 362 (6420), pp.1285-1288

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6420/1285

Emulating metalloenzyme biogenesis from peptides:(A) Zinc-mediated assembly of helix-turn-helix fragments, followed by fusion and asymmetric diversification, afforded MID1sc10, an efficient metalloesterase. (B) Simplified schematic showing the specific steps performed in the diversification process.(Reprinted with permission from AAAS)

 

19. Karcher J., Pianowski Z.*
Photocontrol of Drug Release from Supramolecular Hydrogels with Green Light
Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, pp. 11605-11610 (hot paper):

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802205

Cover art: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201803349

Highligted in ChemistryViews: https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/11095680/Drug_Release_from_Hydrogels_Controlled_with_Light.html

 

18. Pianowski Z.*, Karcher J., Schneider K.;
Photoresponsive self-healing supramolecular hydrogels for light-induced release of DNA and doxorubicin
Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 3143-3146.

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/cc/c5cc09633b 

 

 

 

17. patent - Pianowski Z., Karcher J., Schneider K.;
Photosensitive Diketopiperazine für supramolekulare Systeme und die kontrollierte Freisetzung aus Hydrogelen
DE 10 2015 014 834 A1 (Priority: 11.11.2015, Publication 03.08.2017)

 

2012-2014

16. Bjelic S., Kipnis Y., Wang L., Pianowski, Z., Vorobiev S., Su M., Seetharaman J., Xiao R., Kornhaber G., Hunt J., Tong L., Hilvert D., Baker D.;
Exploration of Alternate Catalytic Mechanisms and Optimization Strategies for Retroaldolase Design
J. Mol. Biol. 2014, 426(1), 256-271.

15. Gillingham D., Martinez A., Pianowski Z.;
Report from the 47th EUCHEMS Conference on Stereochemistry: The Bürgenstock Conference.
Chimia, 2012, 66 (11), 873-875.

14. Richter F., Blomberg R., Khare S., Kiss G., Kuzin A., Smith A., Gallaher J., Pianowski, Z., Helgeson R., Grjasnow A., Xiao R., Seetharaman J., Su M., Vorobiev S., Lew S., Forouhar F., Kornhaber G., Hunt J., Montelione G., Tong L., Houk K.N., Hilvert D., Baker D.;
Computational design of catalytic dyads and oxyanion holes for ester hydrolysis.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (39), 16197-16206.

13. Woersdoerfer B., Pianowski Z., Hilvert D.;
Efficient in vitro Encapsulation of Protein Cargo by an Engineered Protein Container
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (2), 909-911.

Graduate studies:

12. Gassman N.R., Nelli J.P., Dutta S., Kuhn A., Bonin K., Pianowski Z., Winssinger N., Guthold M., Macosko J.C.;
Selection of bead-displayed, PNA-encoded chemicals
J. Mol. Recognition 2010, 23 (5), 414-422.

11. Broggini-Tenzer A., Hollenstein A., Pianowski Z., Wampfler A., Furmanova P., Winssinger N., Pruschy M.;
Substrate screening identifies a novel target sequence for the proteasomal activity regulated by ionizing radiation
Proteomics 2010, 10 (2), 304-314.

10. Pianowski Z., Gorska K., Oswald L., Merten C., Winssinger N.;
Imaging of mRNA in Live Cells Using Nucleic-Acid Templated Reduction of Azidorhodamine Probes
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131 (18), 6492-6497.

9. Pianowski Z., Winssinger N.;
Nucleic Acid Encoding to Program Self-Assembly in Chemical Biology
Chem. Soc.Rev. 2008, 37(7), 1330-1336.

8. Pothukanuri S., Pianowski Z., Winssinger N.;
Expanding the Scope and Orthogonality of PNA Synthesis
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 18, 3141-3148.

7. Winssinger N., Pianowski Z., Barluenga S.;
Chemical technologies: Probing biology with small molecules; chapter in Chemical and Functional Genomic Approaches to Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Ding S., ed., Wiley, May 2008, 109-144; ISBN: 978-0-470-04146-8

6. Pianowski Z., Winssinger N.;
Fluorescence-based detection of single nucleotide permutation in DNA via catalytically templated reaction
Chem. Commun. 2007, 37, 3820-3822.

5. Winssinger N., Pianowski Z., Debaene F.;
Probing Biology with Small Molecule Microarrays (SMM)
Top. Curr. Chem. 2007, 278, 311-342.

4. Debaene F., Da Silva J.A., Pianowski Z., Duran F.J., Winssinger N.;
Expanding the Scope of PNA-Encoded Libraries: Divergent Synthesis of Libraries Targeting Cysteine, Serine and Metallo-Proteases as Well as Tyrosine Phosphatases.Tetrahedron (50th Anniversary Symposium-in-Print,Part 3) 2007, 63 (28), 6577-6586.

Undergraduate studies:

3. Rupnicki L., Urbanczyk-Lipkowska Z., Stepień A., Cmoch P., Pianowski Z., Stalinski K.;
New Distannates Containing the Chiral 2-(4-isopropyl-2-oxazolinyl)-5-phenyl Ligand
J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690 (16), 3690-3696.

2. Pianowski Z., Rupnicki L., Cmoch P., Staliński K.;
Tandem Radical Cyclizations Leading to the bicyclo[2.2.1] heptane Framework. A New Radical Approach to (+/-)-(Z)-beta-Santalol
Synlett 2005, 6, 900-904.

1. Pianowski Z., Staliński K.;
Application of Dialkyltin Hydrides Containing the Chiral 2-(4-Isopropyl-2-oxazolinyl)-5-phenyl Ligand in Radical Cyclizations at the Steady State
Polish J.Chem. 2005, 79, 721-729