Table 3.
Cost comparison of our medium and reported medium
| Input | Price | Reported MediumQ | Newly designed medium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (USD/Kga) | (g/Lb) | (USD/Lc) | (g/L) | (USD/L) | ||
| Glucose | 249 | 2.44 | 0.608 | – | – | |
| Yeast extract | 224 | 2.08 | 0.466 | – | – | |
| Tryptone | 448 | 1 | 0.045 | – | – | |
| (NH4)2SO4 | 175 | 0.1 | 0.018 | – | – | |
| NaHCO3 | 142 | 0.1 | 0.014 | – | – | |
| MnSO4·H2O | 151 | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.5 | 0.0755 | |
| MgSO4·7H2O | 75 | 0.02 | 0.0015 | – | – | |
| CaCl2 | 161 | 0.002 | 0.0003 | – | – | |
| Bran | 0.255 | – | 10 | 0.00255 | ||
| Corn steep powder | 0.413 | – | 15 | 0.006195 | ||
| Peptone | 0.295 | – | 15 | 0.004425 | ||
| K2HPO4 | 320 | – | 1 | 0.32 | ||
| Total (USD/L) | 1.1558 | 0.40867 | ||||
Q: Formula reported by Qing Kong et al
aCost of each component was calculated based on Sigma-Aldrich prices (accessed on December 2020)
bAmount of component (g) per liter of medium
cCost of component per liter of medium