Biochemical Research Lab

Biochemical studies have illuminated many aspects of disease and have opened up new therapeutic approaches towards many of them. BRL deals with the study and characterization of biological molecules. It is the study of the substances and chemical processes which occur in living organisms. It includes the identification and quantitative determination of the substances, studies of their structure, determining how they are synthesized and degraded in organisms, and elucidating their role in the operation of the organism. Substances studied in biochemistry include carbohydrates (including simple sugars and large polysaccharides), proteins (such as enzymes), ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lipids, minerals, vitamins, and hormones.

Biochemical studies are of immense importance in the drug development process to understand the properties of proteins, one of the most common drug targets. In this laboratory the researchers will develop and complete the research projects where they isolate, purify and characterize the proteins from the natural source. The researchers will also develop their own experimental procedures to obtain protein and characterize its properties and function. The major objective is to understand the chemical processes associated with living cells at the molecular level. To achieve this objective, researchers will attempt to isolate numerous molecules (biomolecules) found in cells, to determine their structures and to analyze how they function. The knowledge will be used in fighting illnesses, in development of new pharmaceuticals, and in many other inventions to help improve the quality of life. Biochemical research is related to life sciences and without biochemical background and knowledge, a thorough understanding of health and well-being is not possible. The aim of biochemical research lab is challenging, yet rewarding and can take many paths.

Equipment

Infrastructure

Facilities are available for

• Ethanopharmacological validation of herbal medicines.
• Phytotherapy research for complementary and alternative medicine.
• Molecular characterization and antibiotic sensitivity analysis of microbes.

Objectives

• Studies on drug development, biological response modifiers, early detection and diagnosis, promising biomarkers and prevention and control of cancer.
• Molecular confirmation of diseases on the basis of viral specific proteins i.e. Western blot for HIV.
• Studies on biological processes of aging at the molecular, genetic, organelle, cellular, organ levels, interaction of aging and diseases of aging.
• Studies related to the rheumatic diseases and disorders of connective tissue, bone, and skin. 
• Development of molecular kits for disease diagnosis with special emphasis to diseases exhibiting serological false results.
• Studies related to numerous human diseases including diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders, urologic, blood and digestive diseases, liver and genetic diseases.
• Studies on kidney disease, inborn errors of metabolism, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, infectious diseases and food borne illness.
• Potential of different botanicals for the wound healing properties: Characterization and Product development.

Staff Member & Publication

Dr. Moumita Majumdar
Ph. D (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
Associate Professor, CSRD
Email : moumita.majumdar{at}peoplesuniversity.edu.in
Biochemical Research Lab, C. S. R. D.

Miss. Archana Kanase
Lab Technician
Biochemical Research Lab, C. S. R. D.