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Respectfully, and if I remember correctly,
        Acetone is miscible with HOH,
        Acetone is widely used to purify certain proteins, and
        Acetone is primary solvent in nail polish.

Opinion only, because I have no knowledge how acetone affects GF proteins.

Regards,

Fred Monson

Frederick C. Monson, PhD
Center for Advanced Scientific Imaging
West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, 19383
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> From:         jeremy adler
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> In Science (Chalfie M et al, Feb 1994, 263, p 804 end of note 9) it
> states that 'chemicals in nail polish ...did appear to interfere with
> the C elegans GFP fluorescence'.
>
> Is this still considered to be a problem, any new or related
> developments  ?.
>
> Jeremy Adler
> NIMR
> London
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>