14-Pentadecenoic acid, a 15-carbon long-chain fatty acid with an alkene functional group on the terminal carbon of its aliphatic tail, has been observed to undergo oxidation due to the growth of M. cerificans at the expense of the parent alkene. This compound is utilized in the creation of fibrous scaffold biomaterials for tissue engineering purposes and in constructing metallomesogenic side-chain polymers for coating capillary columns in gas chromatography applications.