Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Characteristic DPC Micelle in Water.

We present the first comparative molecular dynamics investigation for a dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelle performed in condensed phase using the CHARMM36, GROMOS53A6, GROMOS54A7, and GROMOS53A6/Berger force fields and a set of parameters developed anew. Our potential consists of newly derived RESP atomic charges, which are associated with the Amber99SB force field developed for proteins. This new potential is expressly designed for simulations of peptides and transmembrane proteins in a micellar environment. To validate this new ensemble, molecular dynamics simulations of a DPC micelle composed of 54 monomers were carried out in explicit water using a "self-assembling" approach. Characteristic micellar properties such as aggregation kinetic, volume, size, shape, surface area, internal structure, surfactant conformation, and hydration were thoroughly examined and compared with experiments. Derived RESP charge values combined with parameters taken from Amber99SB reproduce reasonably well important structural properties and experimental data compared to the other tested force fields. However, the headgroup and alkyl chain conformations or the micelle hydration simulated with the Amber99SB force field display some differences. In particular, we show that Amber99SB slightly overestimates the trans population of the alkyl Csp(3)-Csp(3)-Csp(3)-Csp(3) dihedral angle (i.e., CCCC) and reduces the flexibility of the DPC alkyl chain. In agreement with experiments and previously published studies, the DPC micelle shows a slightly ellipsoidal shape with a radius of gyration of ∼17 Å for the different potentials evaluated. The surface of contact between the DPC headgroup and water molecules represents between 70% and 80% of the total micelle surface independently of the force field considered. Finally, molecular dynamics simulations show that water molecules form various hydrogen-bond patterns with the surfactant headgroup, as noted previously for phospholipids with a phosphatidylcholine headgroup.

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