Research in the Chowdhury lab laid out a molecular characterization of protein-based metabolic organelles in bacteria, often called 'bacterial microcompartments or MCPs that are involved in optimization of various metabolic processes. Our lab is engaged to decipher metabolic process within MCPs and look for their potential in developing therapeutic target.
The bacterial MCPs have great promise to serve as molecular chambers in terms of encapsulating platform in a number of biotechnology applications. Our group is engaged in designing synthetic nanoreactor based on microcompartment technology for the high level production of biorenewables, APIs etc.