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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Alanex Corporation:
 
     We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the references
to our firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and
"Experts" in the prospectus.
 
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
San Diego, California
   
October 11, 1996