EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

           
       We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
       No. 33-61087 of OXIS International, Inc. (formerly DDI Pharmaceuticals,
       Inc.) and subsidiary on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of our report dated
       March 21, 1995, which included an explanatory paragraph relating to the
       Company's ability to continue as a going concern, appearing in the Annual
       Report on Form 10-K of OXIS International, Inc. for the year ended
       December 31, 1994, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
       in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.      


       DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
       Portland, Oregon
           
       August 28, 1995      

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