| abstract |
The present invention relates to compounds, methods for their preparation, conjugates obtainable by coupling the compounds to immunogenic carriers, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the conjugates, the use of the conjugates for treating and/or preventing disorders associated with tobacco specific nitrosamine exposure, methods for the preparation of the conjugates, antibodies which can be obtained using the conjugates, a method for the preparation of the antibodies and a method of detecting 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), a metabolite or an adduct comprising a pyridyloxobutyl group derived from NNK, wherein the antibodies are employed. The present invention also relates to a method of detecting antibodies specific for NNK, non-detoxified metabolites or the above adducts thereof, wherein the conjugates are employed. |