EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-15533) and related Prospectus of Enzo
Biochem, Inc. for the registration of 416,521 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 15, 1996,
with respect to the consolidated finacial statements and schedule of Enzo 
Biochem, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended 
July 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

   
Melville, New York
January 17, 1997