EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
    
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No.
333-61993 of OXIS International, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-3, as amended,
of our report dated March 13, 1998, (which expresses an unqualified opinion and
includes 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, 1997, 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
November 11, 1998