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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000316253 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. 1,000 9-MOS JUL-31-1997 AUG-01-1996 APR-30-1997 23,665 0 21,105 (9,578) 1,720 43,938 9,006 (6,113) 65,888 1,790 0 0 0 232 90,271 65,888 24,621 24,621 10,964 14,249 10,447 3,802 (1,551) 959 25 934 0 0 0 934 .04 .04