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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000316253 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. 1,000 6-MOS JUL-31-1997 AUG-01-1996 JAN-31-1997 23,209 0 23,255 (7,841) 1,791 42,716 8,876 (5,931) 64,620 1,479 0 0 0 232 89,913 64,620 15,734 15,734 7,093 9,341 6,775 2,566 (1,038) 338 18 320 0 0 0 320 .01 .01