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. 2009 Jan;181(1):13–21. doi: 10.1534/genetics.108.096784

TABLE 2.

Cost of synthesis per building block

Cost ($)
Templateless PCR
    Oligos (18 70 mers) 113.40
    Reagents 0.14
    Plastics 0.57
Subtotal 114.11
Finish PCR: reagents and plastics 0.97
Ligation and transformation
    Ligation kit (Promega pGEM-T) 2.75
    Competent cells (Promega JM109) 2.75
    LB + carbenicillin plate 0.47
    Plastics 0.18
Subtotal 6.15
Colony screening PCR
    Plastics 1.17
    Reagents 2.58
Subtotal 3.75
Sequencing
    Plastics 1.44
    Sequencing (18 clones) 90.00
Subtotal 91.44
Total 216.42