Chemoselectivity of lipoprotein lipase from Pseudomonas specie is strongly influenced by solvation phenomena and can be modulated by changing the reaction medium. Experimental results obtained from enzymatic acylation of L-Ser-beta-naphthylamide indicated that chemoselectivity depends on the nature of hydrogen bonds taking place among the molecular species present in the reaction medium, Inverted selectivity was observed upon moving from hydrogen bond donor solvents to hydrogen bond acceptor solvents. Solvent hgdrophobicity can also influence chemoselectivity inducing intramolecular electrostatic interactions which alter the reactivity of the nucleophilic group(s). Solvation phenomena were studied by means of H-1 NMR. An explanation of interactions between the solvated substrate and the enzyme is also proposed.