EXHIBIT 23.1
                       
                       CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
OXIS International, Inc. (formerly DDI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and subsidiaries
on Form S-3, as amended, of our report dated March 7, 1996, 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, 1995, 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
    
July 29, 1996