Inside Cover: Inhibition of Heme Uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by its Hemophore (HasA p ) Bound to Synthetic Metal Complexes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 11/2014)

The secreted heme acquisition protein of P. aeruginosa (HasA p ), which is shaped like a fish, was found to be able to capture various synthetic iron complexes, such as iron–salophen and iron–phthalocyanine. In their Communication on page 2862 ff. , O. Shoji, Y. Watanabe, and co‐workers demonstrate the effect of HasA p bound to these unnatural iron complexes on the growth of P. aeruginosa and show that HasA p bound to iron–phthalocyanine inhibits HasA p ‐mediated iron acquisition.