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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 27, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in ArQule's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                             /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
February 1, 2001