IDT
The University of Maine Freezer Program receives a discount of 15% off of all modifications and purifications of primer orders from Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT). Likewise, there is no set-up fee, no desalting fee, and usually no shipping fee, though please be advised that IDT is currently charging a $3.50 shipping fee per order.
To place an order, use the IDT Primer Order Form found here. When filling out the form, please enter bases in the sequence field with no numbers or punctuation. Please send completed order forms as an email attachment to dnaseq@maine.edu.
To get more information on Integrated DNA Technologies products, please visit their website: IDT website.
The scale and price per base are shown in the table below.
| Scale | # of Bases | Price Per Base |
| 25 nmole DNA oligo | 15-60 bases | $0.15 |
| 100 nmole DNA oligo | 10-90 bases | $0.35 |
| 250 nmole DNA oligo | 5-100 bases | $0.55 |
| 1 umole DNA oligo | 5-100 bases | $1.00 |
| 5 umole DNA oligo | 5-60 bases | inquire |
| 10 umole DNA oligo | 5-60 bases | inquire |
-Pricing last confirmed on 7/6/22 (DDE)
Degenerate bases
Degenerate bases can be used in the primers, mixed at equimolar amount at no extra charge.
Please use the table below when using degenerate bases in your primer order and list all mixed base codes in capital letters.
| Base in primer | Mixed Bases |
| R | A, g |
| Y | C, T |
| M | A, C |
| K | g, T |
| S | g, C |
| W | A, T |
| H | A, C, T |
| B | g, T, C |
| V | g, C, A |
| D | g, A, T |
| N | A, C, g, T |
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