| CPC C12N 15/1037 (2013.01) [C40B 40/10 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A genetically-encoded peptide construct comprising a bicyclic structure comprising a two-fold symmetric linker having a first end and a second end comprising two reactive groups attached to a genetically encoded polypeptide, wherein the first end is ligated to a terminus of the polypeptide by a covalent bond, and wherein both reactive groups of the linker second end are each ligated to side chain residues of the polypeptide by a covalent bond, wherein the linker comprises an aliphatic chain having between 1-6 carbon atoms, wherein the polypeptide consists of unprotected, natural proteogenic amino acids, and does not comprise a free N-terminus.
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