Term Name: cellulose synthase (UDP-forming) activity
Synonyms: 1,4-beta-D-glucan synthase activity, 1,4-beta-glucan synthase activity, beta-1,4-glucan synthase activity, beta-1,4-glucan synthetase activity, beta-1,4-glucosyltransferase activity, beta-glucan synthase activity, glucan synthase activity, GS-I, UDP-glucose-1,4-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose-beta-D-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose-cellulose glucosyltransferase activity, UDP-glucose:1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-beta-D-glucosyltransferase activity, UDPglucose-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, UDPglucose-cellulose glucosyltransferase activity, UDPglucose:1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-beta-D-glucosyltransferase activity, uridine diphosphoglucose-1,4-beta-glucan glucosyltransferase activity, uridine diphosphoglucose-cellulose glucosyltransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-glucose + ((1,4)-beta-D-glucosyl)(n) = UDP + ((1,4)-beta-D-glucosyl)(n+1).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016760]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cellulose synthase activity UDP-glucosyltransferase activity