Abstract
A method for the subcellular fractionation of intestinal mucosa is described. The subcellular fractions were characterized by electron microscopy and by determining the distributions of cytochrome oxidase and alkaline phosphatase in the subcellular fractions. The subcellular distribution of peptidases hydrolysing L-leucylglycine and glyclyglycine has been determined in intestinal mucosa. Most of the peptidase activity was located in the supernatant fraction. The remaining activity was found mainly in the microsomal fraction, with some in the mitochon-drial fraction.