Cover Feature: Protein‐Assisted Formation and Stabilization of Catalytically Active Polyoxometalate Species (Chem. Eur. J. 40/2018)

The effect of the protein environment on the formation and stabilization of an elusive polyoxometalate (POM) species is described. The catalytically active monomeric POM, which is intrinsically unstable under physiological conditions, is observed in a co‐crystal structure with Hen Egg‐White Lysozyme. The protein environment plays a crucial role in assisting formation and stabilization of the monomeric POM via the low dielectric response at the protein surface and via electrostatic and water‐mediated hydrogen bonding interactions. More information can be found in the Full Paper by T. N. Parac‐Vogt, et al. on page 10099.