Biography

Martin Feiters graduated in biochemistry, bio-organic chemistry and food chemistry at the University of Utrecht. For his PhD he worked on the structure–function relationship of the enzyme lipoxygenase at the University of Utrecht and Chalmers Technical University (Gothenburg, Sweden). He subsequently did postdoctoral work in X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Daresbury Laboratory, University of Manchester. He was appointed Associate Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry at the University of Nijmegen in 1989. Biomimetic Chemistry research page

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Name:	Dr. M.C. Feiters
Born:	June 10, 1955 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Marital status
Working Experience
1989-present	Associate Professor, Institute for Molecules and Materials Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
1987-1989	Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Bio-organic Chemistry Bijvoet Center, University of Utrecht
1984-1986	Post-doctoral researcher University of Manchester, UK
1979-1984	PhD in Chemistry University of Utrecht, The Netherlands Thesis: “On the iron in soybean lipoxygenases”

Publications

• M.C. Feiters, W. Meyer-Klaucke, A.V. Kostenko, A.V. Soldatov, C. Leblanc, G. Michel, P. Potin, F.C. Kupper, K. Hollenstein, K.P. Locher, L.E. Bevers, P.L. Hagedoorn, W.R. Hagen,, Anion binding in biological systems, J. Phys. Conf. Series (XAFS 14 Proceedings), 190, 12196 (2009).
  
  
• M. Damen, J. Aarbiou, S.F.M. van Dongen, R.M. Buijs-Offerman, P.P. Spijkers, M. van den Heuvel, K. Kvashnina, R.J.M. Nolte, B.J. Scholte, M.C. Feiters,, Delivery of DNA and siRNA by novel gemini-like amphiphilic peptides,, J.Controlled Release, 145, 33-39 (2010).
  
  
• N. Mourtzis, P. Contreras Carballada, M. Felici, R.J.M. Nolte, R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, and M.C. Feiters,, Cyclodextrin-based systems for photoinduced hydrogen evolution, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 13, 7903-7909 (2011).
  
  
• P.C. Bell, M. Bergsma, I.P. Dolbnya, W. Bras, M.C.A. Stuart, A.E. Rowan, M.C. Feiters, J.B.F.N. Engberts, Transfection Mediated by Gemini Surfactants: Engineered Escape from the Endosomal Compartment, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 125, 1551 (2003).
  
  
• M. Felici, P. Contreras-Carballada, Y. Vida, J.M.M. Smits, R.J.M. Nolte, L. De Cola, R.M. Williams, M.C. Feiters, Cationic Heteroleptic Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes Containing Phenyl-Triazole and Triazole-Pyridine Clicked Ligands, Molecules, 15, 3, 2039-2059 (2010).
  PDF doi:10.3390/molecules15032039
  
  
• M. Felici, P. Contreras-Carballada, Y. Vida, J.M.M. Smits, R.J.M. Nolte, L. De Cola, R.M. Williams, and M.C. Feiters, Ir(III) and Ru(II) Complexes Containing Triazole-Pyridine Ligands: Luminescence Enhancement upon Substitution with b-Cyclodextrin, Chemistry : a European journal, 15, 47, 13124-13134 (2009).
  PDF doi:10.1002/chem.200901582
  
  
• K. Hollenstein, M. Comellas-Bigler, L.E. Bevers, M.C. Feiters, W. Meyer-Klaucke, P. Hagedoorn, K.P. Locher, Distorted octahedral coordination of tungstate in a subfamily of specific binding proteins, Journal of biological inorganic chemistry, 14, 5, 663-672 (2009).
  PDF doi:10.1007/s00775-009-0479-7
  
  
• A. Gansuer, I. Winkler, T. Klawonn, R.J.M. Nolte, M.C. Feiters, H.G. Börner, J. Hentschel and K.H.Dötz, Novel Organometallic Gelators with Enhanced Amphiphilic Character: Structure−Property Correlations, Principles for Design, and Diversity of Gelation, Organometallics, 28, 5, 1377-1382 (2009).
  PDF doi:10.1021/om801022c
  
  
• M. Felici, M. Marzá-PĂ©rez, N.S. Hatzakis, R.J.M. Nolte, M.C. Feiters,, beta-Cyclodextrin-Appended Giant Amphiphile: Aggregation to Vesicle Polymersomes and Immobilisation of Enzymes, Chemistry - A European Journal, 14, 32, 9914-9920 (2008).
  PDF doi:10.1002/chem.200801429
  
  
• L. Toussaint, M.G. Cuypers, L. Bertrand, L. Hue, C.V. RomĂŁo, L.M. Saraiva, M. Teixeira, W. Meyer-Klaucke, M.C. Feiters, R.R. Crichton, Comparative Fe and Zn K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopic study of the ferroxidase centres of human H-chain ferritin and bacterioferritin from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Journal of biological inorganic chemistry, 14, 1, 35-49 (2009).
  PDF doi:10.1007/s00775-008-0422-3
  
  
• Richard W Strange and Martin C Feiters, Biological X-ray absorption spectroscopy (BioXAS): a valuable tool for the study of trace elements in the life sciences, Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 18, 1-8 (2008).
  PDF doi:10.1016/j.sbi.2008.06.002
  
  
• F.C. Kupper, L.J. Carpenter, G.B. McFiggans, C.J. Palmer, T.J. Waite, E. Boneberg, S. Woitsch, M. Weiller, R. Abela, D. Grolimund, P. Potin, A. Butler, G.W. Luther III, P.M.H. Kroneck, W. Meyer-Klaucke, and M.C. Feiters, Iodide accumulation provides kelp with an inorganic antioxidant impacting atmospheric chemistry, PNAS, 105, 19, 6954-6958 (2008).
  PDF doi:10.1073/pnas.0709959105
  
  
• Damen M, van Dongen SFM, Aarbiou J, Spijkers PP, Scholte BJ. Feiters MC, Nolte RJM, Gemini-like peptide-based amphiphiles for application in gene transfection, Human Gene Therapy, 18, 10, 1052-1052 (2007).
  
  
• Gerald A. Metselaar, Dr. 1, Erik Schwartz 1, RenĂ© de Gelder, Dr. 1, Martin C. Feiters, Dr. 1 *, Serge Nikitenko 2, Grigory Smolentsev, Dr. 3, Galina E. Yalovega, Dr. 3, Alexander V. Soldatov, Prof. Dr. 3, Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen, Dr. 1, Alan E. Rowan,, X-Ray Spectroscopic and Diffraction Study of the Structure of the Active Species in the NiII-Catalyzed Polymerization of Isocyanides, ChemPhysChem, 8, 12, 1850-1856 (2007).
  PDF doi:10.1002/cphc.200700251
  
  
• P. Garcia, P. Eaton, H.P.M. Geurts, M. Sousa, P. Gameiro, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, E. Pereira, and B. de Castro, AFM and Electron Microscopy Study of the Unusual Aggregation Behavior of Metallosurfactants Based on Iron(II) Complexes with Bipyridine Ligands, Langmuir, 23, 15, 7951-7957 (2007).
  PDF doi:10.1021/la700560y
  
  
• Thorsten Klawonn, Andreas Gansäuer, Iris Winkler, Thorsten Lauterbach, Dieter Franke, Roeland J. M. Nolte, Martin C. Feiters, Hans Börner, Jens Hentschel and Karl Heinz Dötz, A tailored organometallic gelator with enhanced amphiphilic character and structural diversity of gelation, Chemical communications, 19, 1894-1895 (2007).
  PDF doi:10.1039/b701565h
  
  
• G. Smolentseva, M.C. Feiters and A.V. Soldatov, Full-potential XANES analysis for 3D local structure investigation of isocyanide Ni complex, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 575, 1-2, 168-171 (2007).
  PDF doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.059
  
  
• G. Smolentsev, A.V. Soldatov, M.C. Feiters, Three-dimensional local structure refinement using a full-potential XANES analysis, Phys. Rev. B, 75, 144106 (2007).
  PDF doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.144106
  
  
• A.V. Soldatov, G. Smolentsev, A. Kravtsova, G. Yalovega, M.C. Feiters, G.A. Metselaar, Y. Joly., X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopic Study of Nickel Catalysts, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 75, 11, 1866-1868 (2006).
  PDF doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.10.029
  
  
• V.S.I. Sprakel, J.A.A.W. Elemans, M.C. Feiters, B. Lucchese, K.D. Karlin and R.J.M. Nolte, Synthesis and Characterization of PY2- and TPA-Appended Diphenylglycoluril Receptors and Their Bis-Cu(I) Complexes, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 10, 2281-2295 (2006).
  PDF doi:10.1002/ejoc.200500865
  
  
• R. van Hameren, M. Fahimnia, M.C. Feiters, W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, P. Schön, A.M. van Buul, J. Hoogboom, S. Speller, A.E. Rowan, J.A.A.W. Elemans and R.J.M. Nolte, Catalytically active supramolecular porphyrin assemblies, PMSE, 95, 1067 (2006).
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• C.F. Martens, M.M.G. Bongers, P.J.A. Kenis 1, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, R. Czajka, J.G.M. Van Der Linden, Characterization of a [4Fe-4S]-Ferredoxin Model Based on a Concave Tetradentate Thiol Ligand System, Chemische Berichte, 130, 1, 23-34 (2006).
  doi:10.1002/cber.19971300105
  
  
• M.C. Feiters, G.A. Metselaar, B.B. Wentzel, R.J.M. Nolte, S. Nikitenko, D.C. Sherrington, Y. Joly, G.Y. Smolentsev, A.N. Kravtsova and A.V. Soldatov, X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies on nickel catalysts for epoxidation, In. Eng. Chem. Res., 44, 23, 8631-8640 (2005).
  PDF doi:10.1021/ie050208z
  
  
• M.C. Feiters, C. Leblanc, F.C. KĂĽpper, W. Meyer-Klaucke, G. Michel, P. Potin, Bromine is an Endogenous Component of a Vanadium Bromoperoxidase, J.Am.Chem.Soc., 127, 44, 15340-15341 (2005).
  PDF doi:10.1021/ja053416r
  
  
• Vera S. I. Sprakel, Martin C. Feiters, Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke, Marten Klopstra, Jelle Brinksma, Ben L. Feringa Kenneth D. Karlin, and Roeland J. M. Nolte, Oxygen Binding and Activation by the Complexes of PY2- and TPA-appended Diphenylglycoluril Receptors with Copper and Other Metals, Dalton Trans., 21, 3522-3534 (2005).
  PDF doi:10.1039/b506288h
  
  
• M.C. Feiters, F.C. KĂĽpper, W. Meyer-Klaucke, X-ray absorption spectroscopic study of model compounds for biological iodine and bromine, Journal of synchrotron radiation, 12, 1, 85-93 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1107/S0909049504027815
  
  
• A.R. Hirst, D.K. Smith, M.C. Feiters, H.P.M. Geurts, Two component dendritic gel: Effect of stereochemistry on the on the Supramolecular Chiral Assembly, Chem. Eur. J., 10, 23, 5901-5910 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1002/chem.200400502
  
  
• R.J.M. Klein Gebbink, A.J. Sandee, F.G.A. Peters, S.J. van der Gaast, M.C. Feiters and R.J.M. Nolte, Aggregation of a crown ether-based copper amphiphile as a mimic for the superstructure of hemocyanin, Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions, 20, 3056-3064 (2001).
  PDF doi:10.1039/b103505n
  
  
• A.R. Hirst, D.K.; Smith, M.C. Feiters, H.P.M.; Geurts, Two component dendritic gel: Effect of spacer chain length on the supramolecular chiral assembly, Langmuir, 20, 17, 7070-7077 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1021/la048751s
  
  
• B.B. Wentzel, P.L. Alsters, M.C. Feiters and R.J.M. Nolte, J. Org. Chem., Mechanistic studies on the Mukaiyama epoxidation, 69, 10, 3453-3464 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1021/jo030345a
  
  
• B. Escuder, A.E. Rowan, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M.; Nolte, Enantioselective Binding of Amino Acids and Amino Alcohols by Self-assembled Chiral Basket-shaped Receptors, Tetrahedron, 60, 2, 291-300 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1016/j.tet.2003.11.019
  
  
• A.R. Hirst, D.K. Smith, M.C. Feiters, H. P. M. Geurts , A. C. Wright, Two Component Dendritic Gels: Easily Tunable Materials, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 30, 9010-9011 (2003).
  PDF doi:10.1021/ja036111q
  
  
• G. BĂĽhler, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, K.H. Dötz, A Metal-Carbene Carbohydrate Amphiphile as a Low-Molecular-Mass Organometallic Gelator, Angewandte Chemie (International ed.), 42, 22, 2494-2497 (2003).
  PDF doi:10.1002/anie.200351134
  
  
• A.J. Kirby, P. Camilleri, J.B.F.N. Engberts, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, O. Söderman, M. Bergsma, P.C. Bell, M. L. Fielden, C.L. GarcĂ­a RodrĂ­guez, mP. GuĂ©dat, A. Kremer, C. McGregor, C. Perrin, G. Ronsin, M.C.P. van Eijk, Gemini Surfactants: New Synthetic Vectors for Gene Transfection, Angewandte Chemie (International ed.), 42, 13, 1448-1457 (2003).
  PDF doi:10.1002/anie.200201597
  
  
• P.C. Bell, M. Bergsma, I.P. Dolbnya, W. Bras, M.C.A. Stuart, A.E. Rowan, M.C. Feiters, J.B.F.N. Engberts, Transfection Mediated by Gemini Surfactants: Engineered Escape from the Endosomal Compartment, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 6, 1551-1558 (2004).
  PDF doi:10.1021/ja020707g
  
  
• H.F.M. Nelissen, M. Kercher, L. De Cola, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, Photoinduced Electron Transfer between Metal-Coordinated Cyclodextrin Assemblies and Viologens, Chemistry - A European Journal, 8, 23, 5407-5414 (2002).
  PDF doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20021202)8:23<5407::AID-CHEM5407>3.0.CO;2-P
  
  
• V.S.I. Sprakel, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, P.M.F.M. Hombergen, A. Groenen and H.J.R. De Haas, A cell for combined UV-visible and x-ray absorption spectroscopy studies under low-temperature and air exclusion conditions, Review of scientific instruments, 73, 8, 2994-2998 (2002).
  PDF doi:10.1063/1.1494869
  
  
• H.F.M. Nelissen, M.C. Feiters and R.J.M. Nolte, Synthesis and Self-Inclusion of Bipyridine-Spaced Cyclodextrin Dimers, Journal of organic chemistry, 67, 17, 5901-5906 (2002).
  PDF doi:10.1021/jo0256641
  
  
• P.J.J.A. Buijnsters, C.L. GarcĂ­a RodrĂ­guez, E.L. Willighagen, N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, A. Kremer, P. Camilleri, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, B. Zwanenburg, Cationic Gemini Surfactants Based on Tartaric Acid: Synthesis, Aggregation, Monolayer Behaviour, and Interaction with DNA, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002, 8, 1397-1406 (2002).
  PDF doi:10.1002/1099-0690(200204)2002:8<1397::AID-EJOC1397>3.0.CO;2-6
  
  
• P.J.J.A. Buijnsters, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk and B. Zwanenburg, Autocatalytic ring opening of N-acylaziridines. Complete control over regioselectivity by orientation at interfaces, Chemical communications, 3, 269-270 (2001).
  PDF doi:10.1039/b009294k
  
  
• P.J.J.A. Buijnsters, M.C. Feiters, R. de Gelder, P. ten Holte, R.J.M. Nolte, A.M.A. Pistorius, N.A.J.M. Sommerdijk, S.A.C. Verhaegen and B. Zwanenburg, Assemblies of aziridinemethanols, Journal of materials chemistry, 11, 2, 269-277 (2001).
  PDF doi:10.1039/b006428i
  
  
• A.P.H.J. Schenning, B. Escuder, J.L.M. van Nunen, B. de Bruin, D.W.P.M. Löwik, A.E. Rowan, S.J. van der Gaast, M.C. Feiters, and R.J.M. Nolte, Synthesis, Aggregation, and Binding Behavior of Synthetic Amphiphilic Receptors, Journal of organic chemistry, 66, 5, 1538-1547 (2001).
  PDF doi:10.1021/jo000770t
  
  
• M.C. Feiters , A.E. Rowan and R.J. M. Nolte, From simple to supramolecular cytochrome P450 mimics, Chem. Soc. Rev., 8, 375-384 (2000).
  PDF doi:10.1039/a804252g
  
  
• K. Velonia, J.J.L.M. Cornelissen, M.C. Feiters, A.E. Rowan and R.J.M. Nolte, Chapter 7: Aggregation of Amphiphiles as a Tool to Create Novel Functional NanoObjects, Nanostructure Science and Technology, Series Ed.: Lockwood, David J., 119, (2005).
  
  
• G.A. Metselaar,; R. de Gelder,; M.C. Feiters,; S. Nikitenko,; G.Y. Smolentsev,; G.E. Yalovega,; A.V. Soldatov,; J.J.L.M. Cornelissen,; A.E. Rowan,; R.J.M. Nolte.;, X-ray Spectroscopic and Diffraction Study of the Structure of the Active Species in the Ni(II) Catalyzed Polymerization of Isocyanides., ChemPhysChem, 8, 12, 1850-1856 (2007).
  doi:10.1002/cphc.200700251
  
  
• F.C. KĂĽpper, M.C. Feiters, W. Meyer-Klaucke, P.M.H. Kroneck, A. Butler, A., Iodide Accumulation in Laminaria (Phaeophyceae): an Inorganic Antioxidant in a Living System?Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology, Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, September 2-6, , 571 (2002).
  
  
• Elemans, Johannes A. A. W.; Cornelissen, Jeroen J. L. M.; Feiters, Martinus C.; Rowan, Alan E.; Nolte, Roeland J. M., Bio-inspired supramolecular catalysis., Supramolecular Catalysis, 143-164 (2008).
  
  
• M.C. Feiters, A.P.A.M. Eijkelenboom, H.-F. Nolting, B. Krebs, F.M.I. van den Ent, R.H.A. Plasterk, R. Kaptein and R. Boelens, X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies of zinc in the N-terminal domain of HIV-2 integrase and model compounds, J. Sycnchrotron Rad., 10, 86 (2003).
  
  
• M.C. Feiters, C.L. GarcĂ­a Rodriguez and R.J.M. Nolte, Diaminoacid-aminoacid-polyamine based gemini surfactant compounds, Glaxo group limited, et al. Application No./ patent No. 03712416.1-2103-GB0301291 Date of filing 26.03.03, Notification 02.11.04, Priority GB/27.03.02/GBA 0207283, GB/13.06.02/GBA 0213646, Patent, (2004).
  
  
• G. Smolentsev, A.V. Soldatov and M.C. Feiters, , New Approach for 3D Local Structure Refinement Using Non-Muffin-Tin XANES Analysis, X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure ? XAFS XIII, B/ Hedman, P. Pianetta, Eds., American Institute of Physics, 83-84 (2006).
  
  
• J.L. Glover, C.T. Chantler, A.V. Soldatov, G. Smolentsev, and M.C. Feiters, Theoretical XANES study of the activated Nickel (t-amylisocyanide) Molecule, X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure ? XAFS XIII, B/ Hedman, P. Pianetta, Eds, American Institute of Physics, , 625-627 (2006).
  
  
• P. Garcia, P. Eaton, H.P.M. Geurts, M. Sousa, P. Gameiro, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, E. Pereira, B. de Castro, AFM and electron microscopy study of the unusual aggregation behavior of metallosurfactants based on iron(II) complexes with bipyridine ligands, Langmuir, 23, 7951-7957 (2007).
  
  
• M. Damen, S.F.M. van Dongen, J. Aarbiou, P.P. Spijkers, B.J. Scholte, M.C. Feiters, R.J.M. Nolte, Gemini-Like Peptide-Based Amphiphiles for Application in Gene Transfection, Human Gene Therapy 18 (2007) 1052 (Proceedings of the XVth Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, October 27-30, 2007, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, P 154, , 0 (2007).
  
  
• F. C. KĂĽpper, L. J. Carpenter, G. B. McFiggans, C. J. Palmer, T. Waite, E.-M. Boneberg, S. Woitsch, M. Weiller, R. Abela, D. Grolimund, P. Potin, A. Butler, G. W. Luther III, P. M. H. Kroneck, W. Meyer-Klaucke, M. C. Feiters, Iodide accumulation provides kelp with an inorganic antioxidant impacting atmospheric chemistry, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 105, 6954-6958 (2008).
  
  
• R.W. Strange, M.C. Feiters, X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure in Structural Biology, Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol., 18, 6-9-616 (2008).