Term Name: 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase activity
Synonyms: (1,3)-beta-glucan (callose) synthase activity, 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthetase activity, 1,3-beta-D-glucan-UDP glucosyltransferase activity, 1,3-beta-glucan synthase activity, 1,3-beta-glucan-uridine diphosphoglucosyltransferase activity, beta-1,3-glucan synthase activity, beta-1,3-glucan synthetase activity, callose synthase activity, callose synthetase activity, GS-II, paramylon synthetase, UDP-glucose-1,3-beta-D-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose-1,3-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose:(1,3)beta-glucan synthase activity, UDP-glucose:1,3-beta-D-glucan 3-beta-D-glucosyltransferase activity, UDPglucose-1,3-beta-D-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDPglucose:1,3-beta-D-glucan 3-beta-D-glucosyltransferase activity, uridine diphosphoglucose-1,3-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-glucose + [(1->3)-beta-D-glucosyl](n) = UDP + [(1->3)-beta-D-glucosyl](n+1).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003843]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: UDP-glucosyltransferase activity
has subtype: branched 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase activity linear 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase activity