Joint Filing Agreement

                                                                       EXHIBIT 1


                             Joint Filing Agreement

     The undersigned hereby consent to the joint filing by any of them of a
Statement on Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, whether heretofore or
hereafter filed, relating to the common stock, par value $.00001 per share, of
Xechem International, Inc.

Dated: November 27, 1996
                                       THE XXXXXX X. XXXXX TRUST,
                                       Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Trustee

                                       By: /s/ RABBI XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
                                           Rabbi Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Trustee

                                       /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
                                       Xxxxx Xxxxx