M. Li, R. Puschmann, A, Herdlitschka, D. Fiedler, H. Wennemers; Delivery of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate to the cell nucleus with a proline-based cell penetrating peptide; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15586 (hot paper). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202006770  

M. Li, E. Zellermann, C. Schmuck; Formation of Polymer Particles by Direct Polymerization on the Surface of a Supramolecular Template; Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 9061 .https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705209

M. Li, S. Schlesiger, S. K. Knauer, C. Schmuck; A dipeptide with enhanced anion binding affinity enables cell uptake and protein delivery; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 2312.https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ob02721d

M. Li, M. Matković, I. Piantanida, C. Schmuck; Incorporation of arginine mimetic residue into peptides for recognition of double stranded nucleic acid structure: Binding and aggregation studies; Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2017, 25, 1875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2017.02.006

M. Li, M. R. Stojković, M. Ehlers, E. Zellermann, I. Piantanida, C. Schmuck; Use of an Octapeptide–Guanidiniocarbonylpyrrole Conjugate for the Formation of a Supramolecular β‐Helix that Self‐Assembles into pH‐Responsive Fibers; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13015. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201605522

M. Li, S. Schlesiger, S. K. Knauer, C. Schmuck; Introduction of a tailor-made anion receptor into the side chain of small peptides allows fine-tuning the thermodynamic signature of peptide–DNA binding; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 8800. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ob/c6ob01584k#!

M. Li, M. Ehlers, S. Schlesiger, E. Zellermann, S. K. Knauer, C. Schmuck; Incorporation of a Non‐Natural Arginine Analogue into a Cyclic Peptide Leads to Formation of Positively Charged Nanofibers Capable of Gene Transfection; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 598. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201508714

M. Li, S. Schlesiger, S. K. Knauer, C. Schmuck; A Tailor‐Made Specific Anion‐Binding Motif in the Side Chain Transforms a Tetrapeptide into an Efficient Vector for Gene Delivery; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2984. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201410429

 A. Gigante, M. Li, S. Junghänel, C. hirschhäuser, S. Knauer, C. Schmuck; Non-viral transfection vectors: are hybrid materials the way forward; Med. Chem. Commun., 2019,10, 1692. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9MD00275H

 R. J. B. Schafer, M. R. Monaco, M. Li, A. Tirla, P. R. Fuentes, H. Wennemers; The Bioorthogonal Isonitrile–Chlorooxime Ligation; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18644. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.9b07632

D. Maity, A. Gigante, P. A. Sánchez-Murcia, E. Sijbesma, M. Li, D. Bier, S. Mosel, S. Knauer, C. Ottmann, C. Schmuck; Arginine Mimetic Appended Peptide-Based Probes for Fluorescence Turn-On Detection of 14-3-3 Proteins; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 4359. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9OB00620F

D. Maity, M. Li, M. Ehlers, C. Schmuck; A metal-free fluorescence turn-on molecular probe for detection of nucleoside triphosphates; Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 208. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/cc/c6cc08386b#!

H. Jiang, X. Hu, S. Schlesiger, M. Li, E. Zellermann, S. K. Knauer, C. Schmuck; Morphology‐Dependent Cell Imaging by Using a Self‐Assembled Diacetylene Peptide Amphiphile; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14718. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201708168