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. 2017 Dec 5;16:732–751. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.11.082

Table 9.

Cost analysis for DNA extraction procedure H (according to Tabatabaei et al. [5]).

Consumables Volumes Units Concentration Volumes /Weight High costs
Low costs
Low cost High cost
Amount Unit Fix cost (€) Amount Unit Fix cost (€) per Prep (€) per Prep (€)
Gloves (any size) 1 pair 50 pair 8.20 50 pair 4.50 0.0900 0.1640
Tubes 3 2.0 mL 500 pieces 11.90 1000 pieces 21.90 0.0657 0.0714
Tips 12 1000 µL 500 pieces 5.08 1000 pieces 7.70 0.0924 0.1218
Tips 1 200 µL 500 pieces 5.40 1000 pieces 8.19 0.0082 0.0108
Tips 0 10 µL 1000 pieces 27.14 2000 pieces 43.42 0.0000 0.0000
EDTA 0.4 mL 0.5 EDTA 58.4 mg 100 g 34.08 1000 g 245.23 0.0143 0.0199
Lysis buffer 0.4 mL 10 mM Tris 0.48 mg 500 g 93.40 1000 g 128.00 0.0001 0.0001
1 mM EDTA 0.12 mg 100 g 34.08 1000 g 245.23 3.E-05 4.E-05
2 mg mL-1 Lysozyme 0.80 mg 1,0 g 23.89 10 g 96.04 0.0077 0.0191
SDS 0.05 mL 10% w/v 0.005 mg 100 g 16.56 1000 g 56.48 2.8E-07 8.3E-07
Phenol:Chloroform 0.8 mL Phenol 0.4 g 100 g 18.00 1000 g 64.40 0.0258 0.0720
(1:1 v/v) Chloroform 0.4 mL 500 mL 50.62 2500 mL 100.66 0.0161 0.0405
Sodium acetate 0.08 mL 3 M 19.7 mg 250 g 22.47 1000 g 56.30 0.0011 0.0018
Isopropanol 0.9 mL 100% 0.9 mL 1000 mL 30.30 2500 mL 61.70 0.0222 0.0273
Ethanol 1.5 mL 70% 1.05 mL 250 mL 47.56 2500 mL 246.58 0.1036 0.1998
TE buffer 0.1 mL 10 mM Tris–HCl 0.12 mg 100 g 34.08 1000 g 245.23 3.0E-05 4.1E-05
1.0 mM EDTA 0.03 mg 500 g 93.40 1000 g 128.00 3.7E-06 5.5E-06
Extracted samples 12
Extraction time 210 min
Lab staff (per hour) 35.00 25,00
Lab staff (€/extraction) 7.29 10.21
Chemicals (€/extraction) 0.19 0.38
Gloves, tubes, tips (€/extraction) 0.26 0.37
Final price per extraction (€) 7.74 10.96