The invention belongs to the technical field of natural medicines, and particularly relates to a method for increasing the content of catharanthine in hairy roots of
catharanthus roseus, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: extracting
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) of the
catharanthus roseus, carrying out reverse transcription to obtain cDNA (
Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid), carrying out PCR (
Polymerase Chain Reaction) amplification by taking the cDNA as a template to respectively obtain GS (
Glutathione S) and CS (Citrus S), with the
nucleotide sequence of the GS as shown in SEQ ID NO.9 and the
nucleotide sequence of the CS as shown in SEQ ID NO.10; gS and CS are jointly cloned into an overexpression vector, and a double-
gene expression vector is obtained; infecting the
catharanthus roseus by using the double-
gene expression vector; the infected
catharanthus roseus is sequentially subjected to screening culture and subculture, an
inducer is added in the subculture process, and the
inducer is
dexamethasone. Through the method provided by the invention, the content of catharanthine in the
catharanthus roseus can be increased by 67% or above. The method for increasing the content of the
vinblastine in the hairy roots of the
catharanthus roseus is established, and a foundation is laid for large-scale production of the direct precursor
vinblastine of an anti-
cancer drug through the hairy roots.