Lab Unlimited UK

The Carl Stuart Group was founded in 1984 by Stuart and Gillian Smith. From a small beginning our business has grown to encompass many services and products, covering different market sectors and geographical regions. The focus of our business, however, remains the same. We are a customer orientated company and strive to meet and exceed your expectations in everything we do.

As our portfolio grew we decided to present and promote our product and technical service offerings under distinct brands.  The Laboratory instrumentation, consumables and technical & integration services are promoted under Lab Unlimited.

The Lab Unlimited product portfolio offers laboratory/analytical products from more than four hundred leading manufacturers. A substantial part of this offering is published on this very site. We also produce a printed catalogue that can be requested by emailing us.

  1. Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA011 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays

    Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA011 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays
    Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit, for a convenient, easy & fast method for apoptosis detection by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kits are a convenient, easy-to-use and safe method for Apoptosis Detection. Annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins, which bind to phosphatidylserine (PS). Externalization of phosphatidylserine residues on the outer plasma membrane of apoptotic cells allows detection via Annexin V. Once the apoptotic cells are bound with labelled Annexin V, it can be visualized with fluorescent microscopy or cytometry. Since loss of membrane integrity is a pathognomonic feature of necrotic cell death, necrotic cells will stain with specific membrane-impermeant nucleic acid dyes such as propidium iodide, the membrane integrity of apoptotic cells can be demonstrated by the exclusion of these dyes. Main Feautres: Easy and one step protocol: get results in 9 minutes. Detection Method: Flow cytometry (Ex = 488 nm Includes: Includes for 100 assays: -500 µL Labeled Annexin V -50 mL Binding Buffer (10x) -1 mL Propidium Iodide Applications: Detect early/middle stages of Apoptosis. Differentiate apoptosis from necrosis.
  2. Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA012 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays

    Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA012 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays
    Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit, for a convenient, easy & fast method for apoptosis detection by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kits are a convenient, easy-to-use and safe method for Apoptosis Detection. Annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins, which bind to phosphatidylserine (PS). Externalization of phosphatidylserine residues on the outer plasma membrane of apoptotic cells allows detection via Annexin V. Once the apoptotic cells are bound with labelled Annexin V, it can be visualized with fluorescent microscopy or cytometry. Since loss of membrane integrity is a pathognomonic feature of necrotic cell death, necrotic cells will stain with specific membrane-impermeant nucleic acid dyes such as propidium iodide, the membrane integrity of apoptotic cells can be demonstrated by the exclusion of these dyes. Main Feautres: Easy and one step protocol: get results in 9 minutes. Detection Method: Flow cytometry (Ex = 488 nm Includes: Includes for 100 assays: -500 µL Labeled Annexin V -50 mL Binding Buffer (10x) -1 mL Propidium Iodide Applications: Detect early/middle stages of Apoptosis. Differentiate apoptosis from necrosis.
  3. Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA013 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays

    Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA013 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays
    Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit, for a convenient, easy & fast method for apoptosis detection by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kits are a convenient, easy-to-use and safe method for Apoptosis Detection. Annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins, which bind to phosphatidylserine (PS). Externalization of phosphatidylserine residues on the outer plasma membrane of apoptotic cells allows detection via Annexin V. Once the apoptotic cells are bound with labelled Annexin V, it can be visualized with fluorescent microscopy or cytometry. Since loss of membrane integrity is a pathognomonic feature of necrotic cell death, necrotic cells will stain with specific membrane-impermeant nucleic acid dyes such as propidium iodide, the membrane integrity of apoptotic cells can be demonstrated by the exclusion of these dyes. Main Feautres: Easy and one step protocol: get results in 9 minutes. Detection Method: Flow cytometry (Ex = 488 nm Includes: Includes for 100 assays: -500 µL Labeled Annexin V -50 mL Binding Buffer (10x) -1 mL Propidium Iodide Applications: Detect early/middle stages of Apoptosis. Differentiate apoptosis from necrosis.
  4. Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA014 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays

    Canvax Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit CA014 - Cell Viability, Proliferation & Cytotoxicity Assays
    Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit, for a convenient, easy & fast method for apoptosis detection by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kits are a convenient, easy-to-use and safe method for Apoptosis Detection. Annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins, which bind to phosphatidylserine (PS). Externalization of phosphatidylserine residues on the outer plasma membrane of apoptotic cells allows detection via Annexin V. Once the apoptotic cells are bound with labelled Annexin V, it can be visualized with fluorescent microscopy or cytometry. Since loss of membrane integrity is a pathognomonic feature of necrotic cell death, necrotic cells will stain with specific membrane-impermeant nucleic acid dyes such as propidium iodide, the membrane integrity of apoptotic cells can be demonstrated by the exclusion of these dyes. Main Feautres: Easy and one step protocol: get results in 9 minutes. Detection Method: Flow cytometry (Ex = 488 nm Includes: Includes for 100 assays: -500 µL Labeled Annexin V -50 mL Binding Buffer (10x) -1 mL Propidium Iodide Applications: Detect early/middle stages of Apoptosis. Differentiate apoptosis from necrosis.
  5. Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0260 - Active Enzymes

    Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0260 - Active Enzymes
    Bovine Factor Xa, ( 1 mg/ml) solution Factor Xa is a serine endopeptidase that forms part of the prothrombinase complex, along with factor Va, in the common pathway in coagulation cascade. The prothrombinase complex increases the conversion rate of prothrombin to thrombin. Subsequently, thrombin catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which then polymerize for thrombus formation. One molecule of Factor Xa can generate >,1000 thrombin molecules. Factor Xa cleaves after the arginine residue in its preferred cleavage site Ile-(Glu or Asp)-Gly-Arg and it will occasionally cleave at other basic residues. However, it will not cleave at a site followed by proline or arginine. Factor Xa is often used to remove fusion tags from expressed proteins. A factor Xa sensitive site is incorporated between the recombinant protein of interest and peptides or proteins which facilitate purification and/or expression. The target protein is released from the expressed hybrid by cleavage with factor Xa. Factor Xa can then be easily removed by affinity chromatography. Main Feautres: Specific Activity: > 210 U/mg Buffer composition: 20 mM Tris-HCl/0.7 M NaCl/pH 7.4 Extinction Coefficient (1%): 12.4 Molecular Weight: 45,300 daltons Manufactured according to Strict Quality Control standards to ensure lot-to-lot consistency. Includes: Includes for 1 mg: - 1 mg Factor Xa ( 1 mg/mL) Applications: Purity = 95% upon visual inspection of SDS PAGE.
  6. Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0260-S - Active Enzymes

    Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0260-S - Active Enzymes
    Bovine Factor Xa, ( 1 mg/ml) solution Factor Xa is a serine endopeptidase that forms part of the prothrombinase complex, along with factor Va, in the common pathway in coagulation cascade. The prothrombinase complex increases the conversion rate of prothrombin to thrombin. Subsequently, thrombin catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which then polymerize for thrombus formation. One molecule of Factor Xa can generate >,1000 thrombin molecules. Factor Xa cleaves after the arginine residue in its preferred cleavage site Ile-(Glu or Asp)-Gly-Arg and it will occasionally cleave at other basic residues. However, it will not cleave at a site followed by proline or arginine. Factor Xa is often used to remove fusion tags from expressed proteins. A factor Xa sensitive site is incorporated between the recombinant protein of interest and peptides or proteins which facilitate purification and/or expression. The target protein is released from the expressed hybrid by cleavage with factor Xa. Factor Xa can then be easily removed by affinity chromatography. Main Feautres: Specific Activity: > 210 U/mg Buffer composition: 20 mM Tris-HCl/0.7 M NaCl/pH 7.4 Extinction Coefficient (1%): 12.4 Molecular Weight: 45,300 daltons Manufactured according to Strict Quality Control standards to ensure lot-to-lot consistency. Includes: Includes for 1 mg: - 1 mg Factor Xa ( 1 mg/mL) Applications: Purity = 95% upon visual inspection of SDS PAGE.
  7. Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0261 - Active Enzymes

    Canvax Bovine Factor Xa P0261 - Active Enzymes
    Bovine Factor Xa, ( 1 mg/ml) solution Factor Xa is a serine endopeptidase that forms part of the prothrombinase complex, along with factor Va, in the common pathway in coagulation cascade. The prothrombinase complex increases the conversion rate of prothrombin to thrombin. Subsequently, thrombin catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which then polymerize for thrombus formation. One molecule of Factor Xa can generate >,1000 thrombin molecules. Factor Xa cleaves after the arginine residue in its preferred cleavage site Ile-(Glu or Asp)-Gly-Arg and it will occasionally cleave at other basic residues. However, it will not cleave at a site followed by proline or arginine. Factor Xa is often used to remove fusion tags from expressed proteins. A factor Xa sensitive site is incorporated between the recombinant protein of interest and peptides or proteins which facilitate purification and/or expression. The target protein is released from the expressed hybrid by cleavage with factor Xa. Factor Xa can then be easily removed by affinity chromatography. Main Feautres: Specific Activity: > 210 U/mg Buffer composition: 20 mM Tris-HCl/0.7 M NaCl/pH 7.4 Extinction Coefficient (1%): 12.4 Molecular Weight: 45,300 daltons Manufactured according to Strict Quality Control standards to ensure lot-to-lot consistency. Includes: Includes for 1 mg: - 1 mg Factor Xa ( 1 mg/mL) Applications: Purity = 95% upon visual inspection of SDS PAGE.
  8. Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0011 - DNA Ladders

    Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0011 - DNA Ladders
    BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder, for a precise, accurate & highly stable size estimation of fragments on agarose gels BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder is a precise and highly stable DNA Marker suitable for sizing double-stranded DNA from 100 bp to 1 kb. Ready-to-use, it contains loading dyes with one or two migration visualisation dyes. It is composed by 10 fragments ranging from 100-1,000 base pairs, with 100 bp increments between bands. The resulting steps are shown in the figure. The 500 bp fragment is at double intensity to serve as reference band. An exact amount of DNA in each band allows approximate quantification of DNA samples. Main Feautres: Ready-to-use format for a perfect visualization on agarose gel. Well-defined bands patterns. Highly Stable at Room Temperature. Bright and accurate. Tested with Ethidium bromide and Gel green. Risk-free: product covered by our Quality 100% Guarantee. Includes: Includes for 50 µg : - 50 µg of BrightMAX™ DNA Ladder (0.1 µg/µL) Applications: Molecular weight standards for gel electrophoresis.
  9. Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0011-S - DNA Ladders

    Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0011-S - DNA Ladders
    BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder, for a precise, accurate & highly stable size estimation of fragments on agarose gels BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder is a precise and highly stable DNA Marker suitable for sizing double-stranded DNA from 100 bp to 1 kb. Ready-to-use, it contains loading dyes with one or two migration visualisation dyes. It is composed by 10 fragments ranging from 100-1,000 base pairs, with 100 bp increments between bands. The resulting steps are shown in the figure. The 500 bp fragment is at double intensity to serve as reference band. An exact amount of DNA in each band allows approximate quantification of DNA samples. Main Feautres: Ready-to-use format for a perfect visualization on agarose gel. Well-defined bands patterns. Highly Stable at Room Temperature. Bright and accurate. Tested with Ethidium bromide and Gel green. Risk-free: product covered by our Quality 100% Guarantee. Includes: Includes for 50 µg : - 50 µg of BrightMAX™ DNA Ladder (0.1 µg/µL) Applications: Molecular weight standards for gel electrophoresis.
  10. Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0012 - DNA Ladders

    Canvax BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder L0012 - DNA Ladders
    BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder, for a precise, accurate & highly stable size estimation of fragments on agarose gels BrightMAX™ 100 - 1,000 bp DNA Ladder is a precise and highly stable DNA Marker suitable for sizing double-stranded DNA from 100 bp to 1 kb. Ready-to-use, it contains loading dyes with one or two migration visualisation dyes. It is composed by 10 fragments ranging from 100-1,000 base pairs, with 100 bp increments between bands. The resulting steps are shown in the figure. The 500 bp fragment is at double intensity to serve as reference band. An exact amount of DNA in each band allows approximate quantification of DNA samples. Main Feautres: Ready-to-use format for a perfect visualization on agarose gel. Well-defined bands patterns. Highly Stable at Room Temperature. Bright and accurate. Tested with Ethidium bromide and Gel green. Risk-free: product covered by our Quality 100% Guarantee. Includes: Includes for 50 µg : - 50 µg of BrightMAX™ DNA Ladder (0.1 µg/µL) Applications: Molecular weight standards for gel electrophoresis.