Copper Complexes of N-Donor Ligands as Artificial Nucleases

Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Nora Kulak at Freie Universität Berlin. The cover image shows metal complexes capable of cleaving DNA, so‐called artificial metallonucleases based on copper as the central atom and comprising N‐donor ligands. Heteroaromatic, macrocyclic, and peptidic ligand systems are adumbrated in the background. Self‐activating nucleases [are] of particular interest for cell studies that follow DNA cleavage experiments... Read more about the story behind the cover in the Cover Profile and about the research itself on p. 2597 ff.